◎Handan Lahua Dance

There used to be a saying in Guohe,Handan that “nine out of ten villagers in Guohe can dance Langqiang (i.e. Lahua dance).”The dance is popular in villages at the foot of Gushan Mountain and the source of the Qin River,such as Tingsitou,Shiyao,Guohe and Caihe. However,there are different opinions on when and where it originated. Each village has its own form of performance. It has become a popular form of folk song and dance,absorbing local opera,blowing performance,stilts and rattle stick dance.(https://www.daowen.com)