Tanauan, Leyte is a local holiday. "Tinikling" is the most popular and best known of Philippine dances and honored as the Philippine national dance. It is one of the oldest Philippine traditional dances and originated in Leyte Province. The people of Leyte describe the tikling bird as one of the most unique in its movements - walking around and between the tree branches and some grass stems. This bird was named "tikling" from which the Tinikling dance got its name. Because of the creativeness of the Leytenos, they imitate this bird by using bamboo poles. In 2006, the attention of the then
China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble 500-square-meter theater within it, a meeting room, 2 vip rooms， 7 rehearsal rooms and 8 dressing rooms in total. The China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble Theater is equipped with professional audio and lighting systems and is capable of hosting performances with various purposes, including performance, public relations activities, news conference, TV programs, conferences and training activities. China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble (，variously translated as China Central Song and Dance Ensemble of Ethnic Groups or Central Nationalities Song and Dance Ensemble), based in Beijing, is the only national-level performance group