Lion dancers' double identity

A group of young men performed the lion dance during the Fortune Global Forum held in Guangzhou last month, which impressed many distinguished overseas guests, including Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But these lion dancers actually have a secret, even more demanding full-time job - escorting cash-carrying vehicles for most of the city's commercial banks.

The lion dance team, made up of the cash-carrying security guards, is pictured with Justin Trudeau on December 8, 2017, after an excellent show at the Chen Clan Academy in Guangzhou. [Photos from news.dayoo.com] 

As security guards of the Guangzhou Suibao Security Transport Company, these young men lead a stressful life. They get up at 6 am every day and board armored trucks loaded with guns.

The security guards have a militant lifestyle and receive rigorous training every day. [Photos from news.dayoo.com]

To take their minds off their stressful jobs, they take part in various leisure activities in their spare time. Their lion dance team was established just half a year ago, but it has already performed at many important events and won much acclaim from the general public.

The team will attend the 2018 Hong Kong Luminous Dragon & Lion Dance Championship on Saturday. 

The distinctive lion dance team performs at the Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hall. Lion dancing is much less physically and psychologically demanding than their day job as cash-carrying security guards. [Photos from news.dayoo.com]