People perform the Lianxiang dance in Lijiahe Township of Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, June 28, 2015. The Lianxiang dance, which is also known as Gunlong Lianxiang, is a folk dance popular in western parts of central China's Hubei and Hunan provinces, northeastern part of southwest China's Guizhou Province. Dancers tap their back, shoulders, arms and legs with a colorfully-decorated stick while singing and jumping. Lianxiang dance used to be one of the dances performed at temple fairs and it is now a popular activity for fitness and recreation. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
