People Greet Longtaitou Day Across China

　February 22, 2023

Pupils perform dragon dance to greet the Longtaitou Day at a primary school in Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Literally meaning "dragon raises head", the day of Longtaitou, the second day of the second lunar month, falls on Feb. 21 this year. [Photo by Zhang Chi/Xinhua]

Pupils perform dragon dance to greet the Longtaitou Day at a primary school in Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 21, 2023. [Photo by Zhang Chi/Xinhua]

People perform to greet the Longtaitou Day on a square in Tengzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 21, 2023. [Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua]

Folk artists perform dragon dance to celebrate the Longtaitou Day in Tiechang Village, Zunhua City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 21, 2023. [Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua]

Children perform traditional Yangge dance at a kindergarten in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 21, 2023. [Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng]

Children perform a dragon dance at a kindergarten in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 21, 2023. [Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng]

Students participate in folk culture activities at a primary school in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 21, 2023. [Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng]

Folk artists perform to celebrate the Longtaitou Day at a park in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 21, 2023. [Xinhua/Sun Fanyue]

This aerial photo taken on Feb. 21, 2023 shows people watching a dragon dance to celebrate the Longtaitou Day at a park in north China's Tianjin. [Xinhua/Sun Fanyue]

Folk artists perform dragon dance to celebrate the Longtaitou Day at a park in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 21, 2023. [Xinhua/Sun Fanyue]

Guests add the finishing touches to dragon dance costumes by "dotting the dragons' eyes" during the Longtaitou Day celebration at a park in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 21, 2023. [Xinhua/Sun Fanyue]

A folk artist performs to celebrate the Longtaitou Day at a park in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 21, 2023. [Xinhua/Sun Fanyue]

This aerial photo taken on Feb. 21, 2023 shows folk artists performing to celebrate the Longtaitou Day at a park in north China's Tianjin. [Xinhua/Sun Fanyue]

Folk artists perform to celebrate the Longtaitou Day at a park in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 21, 2023. [Xinhua/Sun Fanyue]

(Source: Xinhua)

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