Lingnan Lion Dance, an AI‑generated short drama based on the Lin Family Lion Dance, a municipal‑level intangible cultural heritage (ICH) item in Zhongshan, officially launched on TikTok on July 13, after earlier debuting on domestic short‑drama platforms Hongguo and Douyin.

The series is Zhongshan's first AI short drama with an ICH theme, co‑produced by a local culture and education company, an AI short‑drama studio, and inheritors of the Lin Family Lion Dance.

The 32‑episode series, set largely in Zhongshan's historic arcade streets, follows a rebellious young man who takes over his family's lion dance troupe, retrains its members, regains his sense of purpose, and eventually leads the Lin Family Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe to a global ICH competition.

As a key hub of the Lingnan lion dance tradition, Zhongshan has fostered many outstanding troupes. Among them, the Lin Family Lion Dance, based in Torch High‑tech Zone, is one of the best‑preserved systems of southern‑style lion dance skills and culture, and has been included in Zhongshan's municipal ICH representative items list.