What is the lion dance in China?

The lion dances in Foshan, Suixi and Guangzhou belong to the Southern Lion Dance in China. Historically, it was born out of the court lion dance in the Tang Dynasty. After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, with the migration from the Central Plains to the south, lion dance culture was introduced into Lingnan area.

Lion dance is a traditional dance in Hebei, Shanxi, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces.

Lion dance, also known as "lion dance", "lion lantern", "lion dance" and "lion dance", is often performed in festivals and festive activities. Lions are auspicious animals in the eyes of people of all ethnic groups in China, symbolizing good luck. Therefore, in the lion dance activities, people are entrusted with the good wishes of eliminating disasters and seeking good luck.

In 2006, lion dance was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Lion dance. Lion dance is an excellent traditional folk art in China. Whenever festivals or grand celebrations are held, people always entertain themselves with lion dancing. Lion dance was called "Taiping Music" in the old society. In northern Henan, Xinxiang, Jiaozuo, Anyang and other places have been circulating the local saying of "playing with lions".

By the Tang dynasty (6 18 ~ 907), it had been widely developed. At that time, lion art has become a necessary program for China's New Year holiday and incense walking. It has a history of 1500 years.

Under the sound of gongs and drums, the performers dressed up as lions and made various movements of lions. China folk tradition holds that lion dancing can exorcise evil spirits. Therefore, whenever people miss their relatives more, such as the New Zhang Celebration and the Spring Festival Tournament, people like beating gongs and drums and dancing lions.