He established the "dragon and lion dance team of Qiantong central primary school" and taught lion dance as an extracurricular course.
Under Tong's guidance, groups of young boys and girls could often be seen practicing for eight hours during the weekends.
Their hard work has often been spotted on the school's playground, in the yard of the town's ancestral hall, and on the hills in the surrounding mountains.
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