Look!
There are lions in the downtown area!
Small scenes, you will know when you come to China to celebrate the Spring Festival.
Lion dance is a traditional Chinese folk performing art.
It combines various elements such as martial arts, folk music and dance.
The most common lion dance consists of two people,
One plays the head, one plays the tail,
On the drum beat like a little lion,
"Blink", "lick body", "shake hair", "spit ball",
Cute and lifelike.
The lion is the auspicious beast in the hearts of Chinese people.
Able to exorcise evil spirits and seek Ginafu.
ancient times,
There are always wild boars in the village that destroy crops and bite children.
People pretended to be lions to scare them away while they were working,
This is the origin of the lion dance.
The lion dance is divided into southern lion and northern lion.
The Southern Lion is highly skilled, vigorous and fierce.
The Southern Lions will hold a "dotting" ceremony before the performance.
Put cinnabar on the lion's eyes,
Symbol gives life.
Every festival, there must be Southern Lions to cheer,
It means to exorcise evil spirits and avoid disasters.
The northern lion is lively, charming and cute,
often appear in pairs,
Sometimes they also bring a little lion,
It means a happy family and enjoy the family.
Don't watch the lion dance dance so lightly,
I really want to dance well, but it takes years and months of practice.
"One minute on stage, ten years of work off stage",
This is the veritable "Chinese Kung Fu".
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English translation: Liu Wen
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