What do you mean by dancing lion and dragon?

Dragon dancing, also known as playing with dragon lanterns, is a traditional folk cultural activity of the Chinese nation, through which people pray for peace and good luck.

Lion dance is an excellent folk art in China. Every festival or assembly celebration, people use lion dance for entertainment.

In ancient times, dragon and lion dances were one of the programs of large festivals in a year. With the emigration of Chinese to other parts of the world, the dragon and lion dance culture has spread all over Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand, and has become an important symbol of Chinese culture.

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The Origin of Lion Dance in Han Dynasty

According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Gaozu Zhang, the state of Yue in the western regions presented a golden lion to the Han Dynasty, and the envoys threatened to continue to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty if anyone could tame the lion, or break off diplomatic relations. After the messenger of the moon left, Emperor Zhang Han chose three people to train the lion, but none of them succeeded.

Later, the golden lion had a sexual attack and was killed by the imperial secretary. In order to avoid the punishment of Emperor Zhang, the imperial secretary tore off the lion's skin. The imperial secretary's two brothers dressed up as golden lions, and one teased and caused a dance. This not only fooled Ambassador Yue, but also believed Zhang Di.

After this incident, it came from the Han Palace that the people thought that lion dancing was a symbol of national glory and good fortune. So he imitated the lion and performed a lion dance. Since then, lion dancing has been very popular.

Baidu Encyclopedia _ Dragon and Lion Dance