Nightlife in a Small City of Northeast China | Locals Dancing Yangko After Dinner

Today I'll show you a unique dance you've probably never seen anywhere. Beneath the mysterious ancient city wall, such crowds often gather here. This is Jilin City in northeastern China. It's not a place most foreigners know, and even many Chinese people have never visited it. Walking slowly toward us are these dancers. They wear traditional ancient Chinese costumes and eye-catching headpieces with dramatic makeup. Regardless of gender or age, they line up neatly in formation, holding all kinds of props in their hands. So Yanko has a history of over a thousand years. It first came from ancient farming work. Farmers sang songs and moved their bodies while planting rice to ease tiredness. Later it combined folk rituals for good harvests, gradually absorbing folk music, acrobatics, and opera skills, evolving into group dance. People perform it during festivals to pray for good crops and joy, handed down through generations as traditional folk intangible cultural heritage. The Yanko band consists of percussion and wind instruments. The big drum leads the whole performance, controlling the rhythm of all dance steps and formations. Percussion includes large drums, gongs, big and small cymbals. Suona is the core wind instrument, creating a lively, festive sound. Some regions also add bamboo flutes, erhu, and sanxin. Musicians march alongside dancers and adjust the tempo to match the show, filling the scene with joyful festival vibes. After meals, locals come here for a stroll. Though this city isn't highly developed, its people live full, happy lives. So subscribe for more authentic daily life videos from China