71K views · 3.4K reactions | Serving dishes while dancing to the rhythm... Take a glimpse of the time-honored "Tiaocai dance" of the Yi ethnic group in southwest China's Yunnan Province. #AmazingChina | China Xinhua News | Facebook

China's ethnic minorities are long known for their diverse and distinctive folk music and dancing styles. Here in southwest China's Yunnan Province, the Yi ethnic group boasts a unique dancing style with tobacco cases. Yanhe dance, literally meaning tobacco case dance, takes round tobacco cases, usually made of bamboo and wood, as props. Dancers hold the upper and lower flaps of the case in the hand and make rhythmic sounds with their fingers alongside music played with Sixian, a traditional ins

11K views · 199 reactions | The torch festival of China's Yi ethnic group opened recently in Sichuan Province's Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, featuring diverse events including intangible cultural heritage displays and bonfire parties that attracted numerous people to enjoy the immersive ethnic experiences. #Trending | CCTV | Facebook

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101K views · 174 reactions | When Yi Jianlian took the opening tip over Yao Ming  | FIBA | Facebook