Festival ties villagers to their roots

For many people on the coast of Guangdong province, the Lunar New Year is more than a chance for a grand feast, it is a reminder for the young of their 1,000-year cultural tradition called Nian Li.

The annual folk performance in Zhanjiang city that takes place during the Spring Festival is an intangible cultural heritage in Guangdong province.

It includes a folk parade, worship of ancestors and a grand banquet where everybody in the village is invited to the stage, including strangers.