Guangxi lion dance team wins top prize at Vietnam event

(ECNS) -- A lion dance team from Hezhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, won the championship at the International Lion, Dragon, and Unicorn Dance Festival in Vietnam.

Twenty-four teams from China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea competed, with the Hezhou Bilintang Lion & Dragon Group scoring the highest 9.4 points in the final.

Team leader Hu Longying said they hope to showcase lion dance as a traditional skill while promoting cultural exchange.

The group also shared techniques and drumming with participants from other countries and plans more overseas performances to promote Chinese folk culture.

(By Helen Mo, intern Liu Shuangjing)