Traditional folk celebration of Han ethnic group staged in NW China

Performers play drums during a Shehuo show in Weiyuan County of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 15, 2022. A Shehuo show performed by local people was staged here on Tuesday. Dressed in special costumes and makeup, villagers performed various shows including Taiping Drum, dragon and lion dances and other local folk traditional arts, praying for peace, good weather and harvest for the coming year. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration of Han ethnic group in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, Yangko dance and other performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

A villager performs during a Shehuo show in Weiyuan County of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 15, 2022. A Shehuo show performed by local people was staged here on Tuesday. Dressed in special costumes and makeup, villagers performed various shows including Taiping Drum, dragon and lion dances and other local folk traditional arts, praying for peace, good weather and harvest for the coming year. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration of Han ethnic group in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, Yangko dance and other performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

Performers play drums during a Shehuo show in Weiyuan County of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 15, 2022. A Shehuo show performed by local people was staged here on Tuesday. Dressed in special costumes and makeup, villagers performed various shows including Taiping Drum, dragon and lion dances and other local folk traditional arts, praying for peace, good weather and harvest for the coming year. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration of Han ethnic group in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, Yangko dance and other performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

Villagers perform during a Shehuo show in Weiyuan County of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 15, 2022. A Shehuo show performed by local people was staged here on Tuesday. Dressed in special costumes and makeup, villagers performed various shows including Taiping Drum, dragon and lion dances and other local folk traditional arts, praying for peace, good weather and harvest for the coming year. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration of Han ethnic group in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, Yangko dance and other performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

People perform lion dance during a Shehuo show in Weiyuan County of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 15, 2022. A Shehuo show performed by local people was staged here on Tuesday. Dressed in special costumes and makeup, villagers performed various shows including Taiping Drum, dragon and lion dances and other local folk traditional arts, praying for peace, good weather and harvest for the coming year. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration of Han ethnic group in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, Yangko dance and other performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

Villagers perform during a Shehuo show in Weiyuan County of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 15, 2022. A Shehuo show performed by local people was staged here on Tuesday. Dressed in special costumes and makeup, villagers performed various shows including Taiping Drum, dragon and lion dances and other local folk traditional arts, praying for peace, good weather and harvest for the coming year. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration of Han ethnic group in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, Yangko dance and other performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)

A villager performs during a Shehuo show in Weiyuan County of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 15, 2022. A Shehuo show performed by local people was staged here on Tuesday. Dressed in special costumes and makeup, villagers performed various shows including Taiping Drum, dragon and lion dances and other local folk traditional arts, praying for peace, good weather and harvest for the coming year. Shehuo, a traditional folk celebration of Han ethnic group in China, is a festivity in multiple forms consisting of dragon dance, lion dance, Yangko dance and other performances that may vary in different regions. (Xinhua/Ma Xiping)