The 2018 China (Qiandongnan) International Folk Song Choral Festival was held in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, on July 28.
The festival's "world voice conference" of the International Federation for Choral Music brought together nine choirs from home and abroad, who sang under the Tiansheng Bridge on the Fulu River.
Located about 16 kilometers northeast of Liping, Tiansheng Bridge is the world's longest natural arched bridge with a history of over 100 million years. It is a popular scenic spot in the county.
Liping Dong choir takes part in the 2018 China (Qiandongnan) International Folk Song Choral Festival in Liping county, Guizhou province. [Photo by Yang Daifu/xinhuanet.com] |
Singers from the Dong ethnic group and a choir from Italy perform songs in Liping county, Guizhou province. [Photo by Wang Bingzhen/xinhuanet.com] |
People of the Dong ethnic group sing and dance under the Tiansheng Bridge, Liping county, Guizhou province. [Photo by Yang Daifu/xinhuanet.com] |
People of the Dong ethnic group perform Dong chorus, which was listed as a world-class intangible cultural heritage item by UNESCO in 2009. [Photo by Lin Shizhen/xinhuanet.com] |
Zhao Yandi contributed to this story