Tongliang Dragon Dance staged in SW China's Chongqing

Dragon dancers perform at a scenic spot in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

Dragon dancers offer a fire dragon performance at a scenic spot in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 25, 2025 shows a fire dragon performance at a scenic spot in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

Zhou Qianming, the representative inheritor of district level intangible heritage of Tongliang Dragon Lantern, checks Tongliang dragon products at Longcheng Dragon Lantern Craft Factory in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

Dragon dancers offer a fire dragon performance at a scenic spot in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

Workers make Tongliang dragon products at Longcheng Dragon Lantern Craft Factory in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Tongliang dragon dancers train at Tongliang Vocational Education Center in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 2, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Long Fan/Xinhua)

Tongliang dragon dancers rehearse for the 2025 Spring Festival Gala of Chongqing branch on the Qiansimen Bridge in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 7, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Wei Yuji/Xinhua)

Zhou Qianming, the representative inheritor of district level intangible heritage of Tongliang Dragon Lantern, shows Tongliang dragon products at Longcheng Dragon Lantern Craft Factory in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

A worker checks Tongliang dragon products at Longcheng Dragon Lantern Craft Factory in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

Dragon dancers offer a fire dragon performance at a scenic spot in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

Dragon dancers perform at a scenic spot in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

A worker checks the components of dragon lantern products at Longcheng Dragon Lantern Craft Factory in Tongliang District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 25, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Tongliang dragon dancers train at Tongliang Vocational Education Center in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Jan. 2, 2025.

The dragon dance has a history of thousands of years in Tongliang. In May 2006, the Tongliang Dragon Dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Different from regular dragon dances, the fire dragon is the most heart-shaking part of the Tongliang Dragon Dance. The "fires" or "sparks" are molten iron at about 1,500 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Long Fan/Xinhua)