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Folk art performance for Lantern Festival

www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-13 16:59:16

Residents in Jiuxian Village, Jiuxian Town, Song County, Henan Province
were performing a folk stunt called Taizhuang to celebrate the Lantern
Festival on Feb. 11. Taizhuang is an ancient, unique folk art performance
in Song County's mountainous regions. The main component is folktales
including widely known folk legends and historical allusions.

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