By Peng, iChongqing

On the morning of April 23, a flash mob appeared under the Greater Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an to perform Lirenxing, or Ballad of Beauties, a popular Tang-style dance online. Attracted by the graceful dancing postures, many Chinese and foreign tourists took photos with phones.

On the morning of April 23, a flash mob appeared under the Greater Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an

The reporter saw that the charming dancers, with a high bun individually and in silk Tang-style clothes, behaved like the women of that time, recapturing the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and providing a visual feast for tourists.

It is reported that the dance drama Du Fu created by Chongqing Song and Dance Troupe with 4 years won the Lotus Award. The excerpt Lirenxing became the most popular dance in 2019, and saw 800 million times of play on Tik Tok.

Lirenxing, part of Du Fu, was inspired by the namesake poem of the poet. How beauties in the Tang Dynasty went on spring outings was shown in the drama with its outstanding choreography, performance skills and artistic charm.

Lirenxing was written by Du Fu in Chang’an in the spring of 753 AD.

Lirenxing was written by Du Fu in Chang’an in the spring of 753 AD. The performance of the Tang story from Chongqing in Xi’an aimed to promote the fine traditional Chinese culture and the integrated development of culture and tourism and attract citizens of Xi’an to Chongqing, a city with beautiful landscapes of waters and mountains. The person in charge of the Chongqing Municipal Culture and Tourism Development Committee said that Lirenxing marks Chongqing’s efforts to build a good reputation in the field of culture and the exploration into the integrated development of culture and tourism.