National choreography contest ends

Dancers from the Dance Association of Taiwan Jinmen county perform at the ninth National Choreography Contest, in Yinchuan city, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Aug 30, 2011. About 165 choreographed performances and 1700 dancers from 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions participated in the 4-day contest to vie for the China’s highest dance honor in China. The contest,sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China and the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, was held from Aug 26 to 29.[Photo/CFP]