Yue Xiang was born in Ruili in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province in 1948.He fell in love with the peacock dance,a popular folk dance of the Dai ethnic group,at an early age and later studied it under the tutelage of Gensabu and Mao Xiang,well-known masters of the style.By tirelessly observing the living habits of this magnif icent bird and imitating their movements,Yue Xiang has become a famous folk artisan in the China-Myanmar border areas,promoting the Dai heritage.He has won prizes in dance competitions held by China’s Ministry of Culture and attended the National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities twice to perform a peacock boxing display.Moreover,he has been invited to perform around China and abroad.In 2007,Yue Xiang was named a custodian of the national intangible cultural heritage of the peacock dance. Yue Xiang was born in Ruili in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province in 1948.He fell in love with the peacock dance, a popular folk dance of the Dai ethnic group, at an early age and later studied it under the tutelage of Gensabu and Mao Xiang, well-known masters of the style.By tirelessly observing the living habits of this magnif icent bird and imitating their movements, Yue Xiang has become a famous folk artisan in the China-Myanmar border areas, promoting the Dai heritage.He has won prizes in dance competitions held by China’s Ministry of Culture and attended the National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities twice to perform a peacock boxing display. Moreover, he has been invited to perform around China and abroad.In 2007, Yue Xiang was named a custodian of the national intangible cultural heritage of the peacock dance.