Ballet legend bows out

China's dance scene mourns performing arts pioneer, Li Chengxiang, who passed away last week, Chen Nan reports.

Tributes have been pouring in for Li Chengxiang, a renowned Chinese dancer-choreographer, who died at the age of 87 on Dec 14 after a long illness.

According to the National Ballet of China, which was headed by Li from 1984 to 1994, he was diagnosed with cancer in 2002, but his health condition worsened over the past two years.