A dancer performs "The Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers" at Luoyi Ancient City in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. (Photo/Elephant News)

A spectacular cultural performance blending traditional culture and modern artistry, named "The Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers," is creating a cultural tourism sensation in Luoyi Ancient City, located in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province.

The performance is inspired by a classic Buddhist story that involves a celestial maiden showering Bodhisattvas and their disciples with petals to test their cultivation.

Suspended in midair, the dancer vividly recreates the grace described in the ancient prose poem "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River"—"as graceful as a startled swan goose, as supple as a swimming dragon"—transporting audiences across millennia into a world of poetic romance.

A dancer performs "The Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers" at Luoyi Ancient City in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. (Photo/Elephant News)

The performance, both a visual feast and an innovative interpretation of traditional culture, allows visitors to savor romance and beauty while gaining deeper insights into the profound heritage of Chinese civilization.

Today, the performance has become a dazzling "calling card" of Luoyi Ancient City, drawing visitors from across China and beyond to Luoyang, the ancient capital of 13 dynasties in China, and showcasing the vitality and vigor of traditional Chinese culture to the world.

A dancer performs "The Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers" at Luoyi Ancient City in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. (Photo/Elephant News)

A dancer performs "The Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers" at Luoyi Ancient City in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. (Photo/Elephant News)