Hear her roar: Chinese lion dance troupe shrugs off patriarchal past

Lin Xinmeng (left) and other male lion dancers performing on a street in Shantou in southern China's Guangdong province. Photo: AFP

Flinging her male teammate into the air, performer Lin Xinmeng practises China's world-famous lion dance with a troupe that is shrugging off centuries of patriarchal norms.

Mixing acrobatics, martial arts and theatre, lion dancing is believed to bring prosperity and protection from evil spirits.