Locals perform Nuo dance to celebrate Spring Festival in Jiangxi - Xinhua

Locals perform Nuo dance to celebrate Spring Festival in Jiangxi

English.news.cn | 2015-03-04 20:23:28 | Editor: Luan

Local people watch traditional Nuo dance to celebrate Chinese lunar New Year in Sanxi Township of Nanfeng County, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 4, 2015. Nuo dance used to be sacrificial rituals staged during festivals in the ancient times to expel evil spirits and pray for good harvests.(Xinhua/Chen Zixia)

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