China's southernmost city, Sansha, welcomed the Lunar New Year with a vibrant Spring Festival celebration on Yongxing Island this month. The February 12 event featured 21 original performances by local residents, blending traditional music, dance, and regional folklore in a display of cultural pride under the South China Sea stars.
Attendees described the open-air celebration as a unique fusion of maritime traditions and contemporary Chinese cultural elements. Fishermen's work songs merged with modern arrangements, while children's groups performed adaptations of classic festival legends. The program concluded with a collective countdown to mark the approaching Year of the Horse.
As a relatively new administrative center established in 2012, Sansha's growing cultural infrastructure reflects broader efforts to enhance community life across the Xisha Islands. The celebration also served as a symbolic bridge for overseas Chinese communities, with live-streamed segments reaching diaspora audiences worldwide.
