On September 21, the 2nd Guangzhou Liwan Youth Street Dance Exchange Competition "Dancing Intangible Cultural Heritage" was held at Yongqingfang and the Cantonese Opera Art Museum, attracting the participation of more than 300 young dancers from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Grea

On September 21, the second Guangzhou Liwan Youth Street Dance Exchange Competition "Bumping Intangible Cultural Heritage" was held at Yongqingfang and the Cantonese Opera Art Museum, attracting the participation of more than 300 young dancers from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The young dancers randomly selected the intangible cultural heritage theme through the "intangible cultural heritage carousel" and launched a passionate dance battle.

The dancers use their superb dance skills to skillfully integrate intangible cultural heritage projects such as Cantonese opera, lion dancing, Xiguan copper beating, etc. into street dance, allowing excellent traditional culture to be presented to the public in a new way, showing the style of Cantonese opera , The power of the awakening lion. The dancers performed the essence of Xiguan Bronze and Wing Chun through dance, integrating traditional Lingnan art with modern pop culture.

This event is deeply rooted in the Lingnan cultural characteristics and intangible cultural heritage skills of Liwan District, inspiring the cultural confidence of young people and promoting the cluster development and cross-border cooperation of intangible cultural heritage.

Every jump and rotation of the dancers not only demonstrates the unique charm of Lingnan culture, but also highlights Liwan District’s active exploration in cultural innovation and youth culture promotion, and also injects new vitality into the development of urban culture.

Lin Minsheng, a contestant from Guangzhou, Guangdong, said: "Participating in this competition will be helpful to the creation of hip-hop works. I found that intangible cultural heritage projects such as copper beating, English singing and dancing, and puppetry are very interesting and can be integrated with hip-hop movements. Chinese street dance has more distinctive characteristics. In the future, I will focus on learning about intangible cultural heritage, so that the excellent traditional Chinese culture can be promoted and passed on through street dance works.” A street dance flash mob with the theme of "Dancing Youth, Praising the Motherland" was specially organized in Shangxiajiu Square in the district. Young street dancers from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area performed together, expressing their respect for the motherland through dynamic music and passionate dance.

It is reported that the street dance flash mob is a highlight of the "Dancing Intangible Cultural Heritage" event. It interprets and displays the uniqueness of China's excellent traditional culture and the creativity of the younger generation in the form of street dance. The dancers' movements are precise and energetic, providing a It brought a visual enjoyment to the audience.

Next, Liwan District will pay more attention to the creative protection and innovative development of intangible cultural heritage, telling the stories of intangible cultural heritage in a way that young people like to hear and see, stimulating the inheritance vitality of intangible cultural heritage with innovation, driving the intangible cultural heritage to continue to "go out of the circle", so that Intangible cultural heritage "comes alive" and "pops up" in modern life.

text｜Reporter Ma Siyong Correspondent Li Xuan
Picture｜Reporter Chen Qiuming