3 Best Performing Arts in Southwestern China, China

Chinese dance legend Yang Liping has retired, but the Yunnan native's award-winning dance and musical production, Dynamic Yunnan, still plays to full-capacity crowds, nightly at 8:30. It's an impressive fusion of the storytelling, songs, and dances of local indigenous groups.

The city's most impressive cultural event is Lijiang Impression, a music and dance performance that makes full use of the spectacular location. There are four performances a day, and admission is Y190 to Y260, depending on how close you want to be to the front.

At the Meeting Hall of Lijiang, the Mountain Spirit Show offers fire eating and other extraordinary feats. The 8 pm performances cost around Y280.