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Lion dance began after the Han Dynasty, and it is also a traditional performance of China folk festivals, especially the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. China doesn't produce lions. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty recorded that when Emperor Gaozu was Zhang, the State of Yue (a small country in the western regions) paid tribute to lions, which was then called "Sister-in-law". Since then, people regard the majestic lion as a symbol of good luck and courage, and imitate the image and movements of the lion, gradually forming a lion dance. People celebrate the lion dance and expect to exorcise evil spirits, so they call it "the lion to ward off evil spirits".

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, lion dance became more popular and varied, forming many schools. Generally, two people dance a big lion together (some areas are called "Tai Lion"), or one person dances a little lion (some areas are called "Little Lion"), and the other person plays a samurai or a big head Buddha holding colored balls to tease. Performances can be divided into "Shi Wen" and "Wu Shi". Shi Wen mainly depicts the docile manner of the lion, including scratching, licking, curling and shaking. The "Five Lions" show the lion's brave character, including jumping, somersaulting, climbing, flipping and stepping on the ball. When dancing a lion, there should be gongs and drums playing music, and the lion should step on the music with clear rhythm.

The bronze statue of lion dance in the Republic of China is a group of lion dance statues cast in copper. There are twelve people, about 4.6 cm high, arranged in rows and fixed on mahogany seats. The lion dance in the front group has a segmented body with a corner at the top and a moving jaw. Two lion dancers, tandem, got into the lion's body. The lion is guarded by one person on the left and one person on the right. There is a fork on the left, a lion body on the right, a big Buddha in front, a big round hood, and a shovel in both hands to tease the lion.

There are five people in the middle group who play musical instruments. Two people follow the lion dance, with gongs on the left and cymbals on the right. Three more people came behind, two carrying long drums and one playing. The two men behind the team, with animal shields in one hand and knives in the other, made a guard posture.

The figures in the bronze lion dance statue are lifelike, lifelike, free and easy, and magnificent, and the folk lion dance custom is solidified on it.