Woman performing a Chinese ribbon dance under the frost covered trees along the Songhua river in Jilin City. China

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The Chinese ribbon dance is a performance that features dancers whirling long strips of silk through the air. The silk ribbons are attached to short, varnished sticks, and as the dancer manipulates the silk, they will also perform specific steps and leaps. The history of the Chinese dance form goes back thousands of years.

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Size: 3977px × 2648px
Location: Asia Peoples Republic of China Jilin Province Jilin City
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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