The 8th Chinese dance Festival opened in Kunming, Yunnan on the evening of November 11. After 18 years, the Chinese dance Festival returned to Yunnan to show the flowers and fruits of dance art in the new era. The 8th Chinese dance Festival was hosted by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the People's Government of Yunnan Province, and hosted by the China Dancers Association and the Yunnan Federation of Literary and Art Circles. The theme of the festival is "high-quality development, all-round dancing", aiming to promote the development of Chinese dance's dance art in the new era, show the artistic achievements of Chinese dance's dance in the new era, promote the spread of dance art, and enhance international dance exchanges and cooperation. Yunnan is a fertile land for singing and dancing, inhabited by 26 ethnic groups. It has a beautiful saying that "people of all ethnic groups can speak and sing, and walk and dance", and dance resources are very abundant. Previously, in 2002 and 2005, the first and second Chinese dance Festival was held in Kunming, which was the second time Chinese dance Festival landed in Yunnan after 18 years. The picture shows the dance "Female High Aunt in the Deep Mountains" performed at the opening ceremony of the 8th Chinese dance Festival. Zeng Yan, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee and head of the Propaganda Department, pointed out that the holding of the eighth Chinese dance Festival in the first year of comprehensively implementing the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress is of great significance for the dance industry to further strengthen cultural self-confidence and self-improvement, stimulate innovation and creativity, and promote the prosperity and development of socialist literature and art to achieve new results. Zeng Yan stated that Yunnan is currently vigorously implementing the "Ten Major Projects" for building a strong cultural province, fully leveraging the advantages of ethnic song and dance characteristics, exploring the establishment of a "second residence for artists", and continuously promoting the deepening reform of literary and artistic troupes. She hopes to use this grand event as an opportunity to build a platform for communication and cooperation, establish a normalized and long-term mechanism, and jointly create high-quality literary and artistic works. At the same time, based on the geographical advantages of Yunnan, we will leverage the important role of dance festivals in promoting cultural exchange and mutual learning between China and Southeast Asian countries, and promote the export of excellent traditional Chinese culture. The picture shows the scene of the 12th Chinese dance "Lotus Award" Award Ceremony. Huang Doudou, secretary of the Secretariat of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and vice chairman of the China Dance Association, said that the 8th Chinese dance Festival adheres to the artistic creation concept of "integration and collision", stimulates the innovative creativity and vitality of Chinese dance's dance art in an all-round way, and calls on the national dance art workers to promote the high-quality development of dance art with practical actions. After the opening ceremony of that night, the 12th Chinese dance "Lotus Prize" award ceremony was held, and several award-winning works such as "Erguna River", "Black Satin Kanji", and "Waiting for Rain Flower Stone" were staged. It is reported that from April 11th to 15th, the dance festival will also hold activities such as "Dialogue Creator" exchange and discussion, excellent dance works exhibition, literary and artistic performances benefiting the people, and campus dance practice week. (New News Agency)