Gansu Luqu staged 'Guozhuang'

A show with more than 10,000 dancers was staged July 25 at the opening ceremony of the Luqu Guozhuang Dance Performance in Luqu county, Gannan Tibet autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Gansu province.

On the sprawling grasslands of Luqu county, dancers from 31 Tibetan Guozhuang dance troupes from Tibet autonomous region, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces performed in traditional ethnic costumes, waving their long sleeves and wowing tourists from home and abroad.

The dance, originating in the Guozhuang village of Qamdo Prefecture in Tibet autonomous region, is considered Tibet's most famous folk dance.

It dates back to ancient times when a group of travelling merchants set up a bonfire for cooking tea at night. They danced around the bonfire after dinner to drive away the fatigue brought by their travels.