Ni Mengxiao and his Nigerian art troupe

It began with music in a Lagos factory storeroom. Nearly 20 years later, those workers have taken their performances to stages across Nigeria.

The troupe performs Chinese lion and waist drum dances alongside Nigerian ones. Some members have travelled to China to study their craft.

Meet the performers and Ni Mengxiao, the factory owner who brought them together, in this episode of Together Forward, a special feature marking the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges.

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