CraftsmanZouYutemakesabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYutemakesabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYutemakesabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)ThiscombophotoshowscraftsmanZouYutemakingabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,onApril5,2006(L)andJan.16,2024(R),respectively.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)ThiscombophotoshowscraftsmanZouYutemakingabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestival(Top,takenonJan.16,2024)andpeopleperformingfirecrackerdragondanceduringFirecrackerDragonFestival(Below,takenonFeb.7,2017)inBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYutemakesabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYutemakesabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYute(L)selectsmaterialswhilemakingabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYuteshowsatoydragonhehasmadeinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYutepreparesthekeelofabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYuteshowsatoydragonhehasmadeinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYutemakesabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)CraftsmanZouYutemakesabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Jan.16,2024.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)ThiscombophotoshowscraftsmanZouYutemakingabamboodragonforFirecrackerDragonFestivalinBinyangCountyinsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,onApril5,2006(Top)andJan.16,2024(Below),respectively.ZouYute,a70-year-oldcraftsman,isaninheritorofthebamboodragon-makingcraftsandhasbeendevotedtothisartforoverfourdecades.FirecrackerDragonFestivalthatcanbedatedbacktomorethen10centuriesagoisatraditionalcarnivalcelebratingSpringFestivalinBinyang,whenlocalsperformthefirecrackerdragondancewithabamboodragon.Unlikemostdragondancesperformedelsewhere,theaudiencesusuallythrowlitfirecrackerstowardthebamboodragonduringthedancetodriveawayevilspiritsandprayforpeaceandprosperityforthenewyear.Theeventwasincludedinthenationalintangibleculturalheritagelistin2008.(Xinhua/LuBoan)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.