19 teams from home and abroad participated in the Chinese Dragon and Lion Competition in Jiangdu District of Yangzhou City Monday morning.
To be carried out in the form of online competition and offline review, the competition consists of dragon dance, southern lion and northern lion.
More than 300 people from 19 countries and regions including China, the UK, Malaysia, and South Africa participated in the competition that is hosted by the China Dragon and Lion Sports Association and Yangzhou Municipal Sports Bureau.
With the sound of gongs and drums, the players performed various difficult movements such as tumbling and jumping.
Zhao Wendu, Member of the Technical Committee of the Macau Wushu Federation
I am very honored to participate in the Yangzhou Jiangdu leg of 2021 Chinese Dragon and Lion Competition.I hope to show you the characteristics of China Macau.
Wang Peidong, Contestant from Jiangdu District, Yangzhou City
The dragon dance revolves around the revitalization of the countryside,expressing the people's yearning for a better living condition.
Enjoying national fame, Jiangdu dragon and lion dance was awarded the 2021 Chinese Sports Culture Excellent Folklore Project.
At the opening ceremony, Jiangdu District of Yangzhou City was awarded the title of "China's Famous City of Dragon and Lion Dance" by the China Dragon and Lion Dance Association.
Ji Jin, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Jiangdu District, Yangzhou City
Jiangdu has a large-scale sports manufacturing industry.We will organically integrate the manufacturing of dragon and lion dance equipment,music and costumes for dragon and lion dance and other cultural and creative industries and sports manufacturing.
