Travel: Salsa fever in China

The latin american rhythm Salsa is hot in China. Salsa fever is raging in China, with more than a dozen Latin dance studios having opened in Beijing in the last four years. This week, an estimated 4,000 people from across the country and abroad are expected to attend the third annual China Salsa Congress in Beijing for four days of performances and competition, including for a second year an event on the Great Wall.
The salsa arrive China in the late 1990s, when Latin American diplomats and businessmen started arranging dance nights at a few local clubs in Beijing and Shanghai. Soon, locals began coming to watch the Cubans, Colombians and Dominicans dancing salsa, merengue and mambo, seduced by their incredible moves and exotic sensuality.