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What is the unicorn shape of the dancing unicorn?

The dancing unicorn is a combination of singing, dancing and being happy. The skeleton of the dancing unicorn is made of bamboo sticks, and the skin is made of various colors of cloth; Divided into head and tail, there is a hole in the middle, and the dancer stands at the hole and ties Kirin to her body. During the Spring Festival, they went to the village and went door to door to pay New Year greetings.

After Kirin is made, it is necessary to choose the auspicious day of the ecliptic and make the finishing touch in the mountains to make it aura. Kirin heads have different styles, including pigeon lion, bullfighting lion, flat nose lion and big head lion, among which "pigeon lion" is the heaviest.

The white dove lion unicorn has a head diameter of 50 cm, a height of 38 cm and a weight of 2.5 to 6 kg. The lion's head of the white dove is made of sticky rice paste, and the heads of other unicorns are made of old yellow bamboo.

The quilt of the pigeon lion Kirin is at least 3.2 meters long and 2 meters wide. Kirin's head is painted with patterns of dragon, two phoenixes and one gossip, and various auspicious ornaments. Its head and body are written with the words "good weather, peaceful country and people", which means "auspicious dragons and phoenixes, exorcising evil spirits, living and working in peace and contentment, abundant crops and peaceful world".