China-South Asia art show staged in Kunming

A yoga duet. Photo/Yunnan Daily

The China-South Asia Art Exhibition was held in central Yunnan’s Kunming city on June 19, featuring Chinese tea art, taichi and ethnic music, as well as Indian yoga, classical music and dance.

Staged for the 9th International Yoga Day two days later, the international art show is part of this year’s China (Kunming) South Asia Culture and Art Week and the China-India People-to-People Exchange Event that will last for three days.

 

Chinese tea art. Photo/Yunnan Daily 

The show began with a Chinese tea-art performance called "still water runs deep". In soothing music, the tea artists took the audience back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty (618-907), allowing them to see the tea-making process in ancient China.

The expressive beats of tabla drums made the audience enjoy the classical Indian music, and the show was highlighted by a dance that combines the lively Indian Manipuri moves with the elegant Yunnan Dai dancing steps.

 

An Indian-Yunnan dance. Photo/Yunnan Daily

Reporting by Zu Hongbing and Zi Jianfei (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue