Contestants from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music perform during the Ninth Taoli Cup Dance Competition in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2006. A total of 5,000 contestants at home and abroad take part in the competition from Aug. 15 to 23.

Contestants from the Shanghai Theatre Academy perform during the Ninth Taoli Cup Dance Competition in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2006.

Contestants from the Beijing Dance Academy perform during the Ninth Taoli Cup Dance Competition in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2006.

Contestants from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music perform during the Ninth Taoli Cup Dance Competition in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2006.

Contestants from China’s Xiamen Art School perform during the Ninth Taoli Cup Dance Competition in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2006. Contestants perform during the Ninth Taoli Cup Dance Competition in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2006. A total of 5,000 contestants at home and abroad take part in the competition from Aug. 15 to 23. |