Is Guangdong lion dance a southern lion or a northern lion?

Guangdong lion belongs to the Southern Lion in China Lion Dance, which is a Han folk culture integrating martial arts, dance and music. Historically, it was born out of the court lion dance in the Tang Dynasty. After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, with the migration of the Central Plains to the south, lion dance culture was introduced into Lingnan area. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a lion dance in Nanhai County (now Foshan) of Guangdong Province. Lion dance, formerly known as Ruishi, means good luck. Until the war of the Opium War spread to the south, because the dialect homonym of "Rui" is "sleep", Foshan people with national anxiety consciousness changed it to "wake up the lion", which means to wake up the soul of China and drum up the spirit. Since then, "Where there are China people, there will be lion awakening", which has become an important ceremony to carry forward the national prestige and establish the soul of China.

Guangdong lion has a horn stuck in its head, which is bold, rough and exquisite, and the drum music is exciting and alarming. Is the lion dance in the Pearl River Delta the mainstream representative? . Guangdong lions are regarded as auspicious things to ward off evil spirits and avoid harm. Every festival or major event, there will be lion dances to add fun, which will last forever and be passed down from generation to generation. Lion dance has been widely spread in the southern region and overseas Chinese communities, and has become a cultural bridge for overseas compatriots to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, with far-reaching cultural value and influence. Guangdong lions have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list.