To highlight the artistry of its exhibits and to bring the cultural relics to life, the Guangdong Modern Dance Company was invited to create a program inspired by and complementing the ongoing Masterpieces in Lingnan exhibition, which features calligraphy and paintings from the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties.

The modern dance and folk music performances are being staged at Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou's Tianhe district from Sept 3 to Nov 26.

A couple's dance is staged in front of the Mo Long Tu (Black Dragon Picture), a work by Chen Rong created in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). The performance evokes the rhythm of ink painting and the artistry behind it. [Photo/WeChat account: tianhefabu]

A female artist plays the pipa, a four-stringed Chinese lute, at the exhibition. [Photo/WeChat account: tianhefabu]