Lion dance has a history of more than a thousand years in China    

“   Lion dance is one of the folk dances of various ethnic groups in China,
often performed during festivals and celebrations.
The lion is considered an auspicious animal in the hearts of the Chinese people, symbolizing good luck and happiness.
Therefore, the lion dance is a beautiful wish of the people to ward off disasters, seek blessings and good fortune. ”

During the development of over a thousand years, lion dance has evolved into two different performance styles in the northern and southern regions
    

                                                              Northern lion                                                                                                                                        Southern Lion

       
Traditionally, there are three types of lion heads for the Southern Lion Dance, representing Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.
These three lion heads differ not only in color and decoration but also in dance style, which is based on the personalities of the three historical figures.


* Lion Dance Stage Play

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The dance and coordination techniques of the southern lion are particularly exquisite.
The basic movement of the southern lion is the lion head dance, which must be complemented by the "correspondence of head and tail" with the lion tail dance.

The various techniques of the southern lion, innovative movements using props and music,
express the imagery of mountains, ridges, rocks, valleys, streams, brooks, water, bridges, caves, etc.They also interpret emotions such as joy, anger, decline, joy, movement, stillness, surprise, doubt, roar, search, hope, etc.,

and display movements such as flipping, rolling, lying down, flashing, leaping, pouncing, jumping, and playing,
sculpting the lion's graceful expression in either movement or stillness, and showing the lion's vitality and charm.
During the performance of the southern lion, the image presented should vividly depict the lazy movements when the lion comes out of the den;
the suspicious nature when exploring the den; the proud strides when climbing mountains;

the sudden anger when seeing its reflection in the water while crossing the bridge; the joyous emotions when playing in the water;
the suspicious greed when eating Lingzhi; the aftertaste when swallowing; the dejection when vomiting;
the caution when spitting out the ball on a moonlit night;
the pleasure when playing with the ball, and so on, vividly portraying various forms in a life-like manner, truly meticulous.

The lion dance has also gradually gained more popularity among young people, leading to the development of many peripheral products.

Welcome everyone to come to China and witness the lively Lion Dance