Women and girls are performing yinggewu/yingge dance
Yinggewu英歌舞 is a traditional Chinese street deity procession dance popular in regions like eastern Guangdong's Chaoshan area. It is a branch of Chinese Nuo dance culture, often themed around revered heroes from folklore. The dance is commonly performed during festivals and ritual occasions such as the Spring Festival and temple fairs. People perform Yingge Dance to ward off evil, pray for blessings, and safeguard peace, while also strengthening community bonds, fostering collective spirit, and preserving the cultural memory rooted in local traditions. There were no female performers in the past, but now there are, just as in the past, female lion dance performers were rarely seen, but they are now gradually emerging.
