sòng​jiāng​zhèn

Song Jiang battle formation

宋江阵 宋江陣 sòng​jiāng​zhèn
Song Jiang battle formation
A traditional folk performance combining martial arts and arts, often seen at temple festivals; it involves a group (traditionally 36, 72, or 108 people) performing with weapons such as shields, short swords, and axes, and is said to be named after a drill formation used by the hero 宋江 sòng​jiāng in the novel "Water Margin"