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Meet He Murong, 73 – a living bridge between past and present. For over five decades, he’s mastered the Yingge dance, a 300-year-old tradition from Guangdong province known for its thunderous drums, colorful costumes, and hypnotic movements mimicking ancient heroes. While Chinese New Year sees him leading electrifying performances (think ‘Lion Dance meets martial arts’ energy!), He spends the rest of the year wrestling with a modern dilemma: How does a septuagenarian make a Ming Dynasty-era dance trend on Gen Z’s TikTok?
\"Young people stare at screens more than ancestral traditions,\" He admits during a rare break between rehearsals. Yet sparks of hope emerge: Local schools now include Yingge in PE classes, and viral clips of its acrobatic moves have意外的 traction on Douyin (China’s TikTok). Could this be the key to preserving a cultural treasure? For now, He keeps dancing – one rhythmic stomp at a time.
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While Chinese New Year sees him leading electrifying performances (think ‘Lion Dance meets martial arts’ energy!), He spends the rest of the year wrestling with a modern dilemma: How does a septuagenarian make a Ming Dynasty-era dance trend on Gen Z’s TikTok?
Could this be the key to preserving a cultural treasure? For now, He keeps dancing – one rhythmic stomp at a time.
