Quanzhou Chest-slapping Dance

The Quanzhou chest-slapping dance is popular across the city and countryside and is thought to preserve the legacy of ancient Minyue ritual song and dance.

Dancers, often bare-chested and wearing a straw hoop, strike their chest, sides and thighs in turn with their hands to make sound, combined with stamping and swaying in a vivid, rugged rhythm.

One of southern Fujian's most emblematic folk dances, seen at temple processions and festive occasions, it entered the first national ICH list in 2006.

It frequently appears in Quanzhou's folk street parades, festival processions and heritage showcases.