(News walks the grassroots level) "Dancing Tiger" reappears in the hometown of Chinese martial arts and sends "Tigers and Tigers" blessings in the Spring Festival
China News Service, Zhaoqing, January 29 (Cheng Jingwei and Zeng Linghua) In Guangning County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, the "hometown of Chinese martial arts", the once-disappeared custom of "dancing tiger" has returned.
2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the lunar calendar, and Baoding Mountain Scenic Spot in Guangning County will bring visitors a unique tiger dance performance and send the Chinese New Year blessings of "Tigers and Tigers".
On January 29, the scenic area organized staff to rehearse the tiger dance.
Quang Ninh people love to practice martial arts, which can be traced back to the Warring States Period.
According to the records of Guangning County Chronicle, there were 12 people in Guangning County who were admitted to martial arts in the Qing Dynasty.
After the reform and opening up, Guangning Wushu has developed vigorously, and martial arts masters have come out in large numbers, represented by Nanquan champions Qiu Jianguo, Zeng Qinghuang, Lin Quan, etc. A total of 25 people visited 24 countries and regions in the world before and after, and participated in national and Asian Wushu competitions. It has won more than 270 gold medals.
"Dancing Tiger" rehearsal photo by Zeng Linghua
For the elders and villagers in Guangning County, in the past, on the first day of the Spring Festival every year, the most important program was to watch the lion awakening and martial arts performances. Dozens of lion dance teams or martial arts teams gathered from various towns and towns in the county to compete and line up. Parade, performances around the village, very lively.
The tiger dance, which is often seen in lion dance teams, has become less and less common in recent decades.
2022 is the year of the tiger in the lunar calendar. The Baoding Mountain Scenic Spot in Guangning County has restored the custom of dancing tigers. It specially hired an old artist to make 2 "tigers", and rehearsed according to the dance method described by the old man. It was launched on January 29. First rehearsal.
In the afternoon of that day, in the small square of Baoding Mountain, with the clanging of gongs and drums, two majestic "tigers" came out of the cave and descended the mountain, striding forward, swaggering forward, sometimes combing their hair and beard, sometimes looking around...
The action routine of the tiger dance is similar to the lion dance Photo by Zeng Linghua
According to the artist who directed the rehearsal, the action routines of the tiger dance are somewhat similar to the lion dance, including "the tiger wakes up from a deep sleep", "down the mountain to find prey", "predation", "fight between tigers" and "victory triumph".
During the rehearsal, the two "tigers" showed their might by jumping, turning, flipping, and spinning. With the spirit of not being afraid of difficulties and having the courage to fight.
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