Bamboo jumping is a traditional sport of which ethnic minority in China

The Li people love the sport of jumping bamboo poles when celebrating the New Year. Jumping bamboo poles is an ancient and unique activity, but also a mesmerizing cultural and artistic sports. It is not only beautiful and rhythmic, but also has a very cheerful and warm atmosphere that attracts crowds.

"Jumping on bamboo poles" is one of the most rich folk dances of the Li people, also known as "playing bamboo dance". Every New Year's Eve, Li compatriots will be dressed in colorful national costumes, gathered in the square, jumping up and down the "bamboo dance". Jumping bamboo poles, eight long bamboo poles parallel emissions into four lines, bamboo poles open and close, with the rhythm of the music drums, constantly changing patterns, 4-8 young men and women with or fast or slow rhythm, in the cross of the bamboo poles, dexterity, resourcefulness, and free jumping, when the bamboo poles apart, legs or single foot landed skillfully, not waiting for the bamboo poles together and then quickly jumped up and from time to time to change the dance to make a variety of beautiful dance! Action, participate in the dance of young men and women, dancing while shouting from small to loud: "hey - hey, hey - hey", greatly adding to the warm atmosphere.