Shawan Piaose Float Pageant

Shawan piaose is a traditional folk parade of the Shawan area in Guangzhou's Panyu, staged at festival times.

Children costumed as opera characters are held by concealed iron supports so they appear to 'float' in mid-air on decorated platforms carried in procession — a feat of ingenious staging.

Shawan piaose is provincial-level intangible cultural heritage and a representative of Lingnan folk parade art.

In the old town of Shawan in Guangzhou's Panyu you can watch the piaose parade during festivals.