A visit to Yunnan in China would not be complete without witnessing the stage spectacle that is Dynamic Yunnan. It has been created by Yang Liping to celebrate customs, folk music and dance of local ethnic groups, and premiered on August 8, 2003. Dedicated to the regeneration of Yunnan’s traditional cultural treasures Yang spent a year in Yunnan’s remote areas exploring local arts and invited people of different ethnic groups to perform on stage. Dynamic Yunnan was born. Later, more Chinese elements were added to the dances so that the performance went beyond the ethnic group’s characteristics. The Peacock Dance created by Yang in 2012 has become nationally renowned for its beauty and grace