How many dances are there to wake the lion?

Lianzhou lion dance has not reached the level of modern stepping on plum blossom piles, but simply performed the process from deep sleep to awakening, breaking the old routine of Tang Priest's learning from the scriptures and implying national awakening. In the lion dance performance, there are few martial arts performances, so it is commonly known as "big-headed dog" in Lianzhou and ranks last among lions.

The lion's head is also woven with thin bamboo strips, pasted with paper, painted with colorful colors, and equipped with exquisite small mirrors, which is dazzling. Coupled with two eyes protruding like bells, one-horned eagle's mouth, maw, and flying moustache, it looks mighty and brave. In lion awakening, beards are arranged, with black beards at the front and red beards and white beards at the back. The lion's head is also sewn into the shape of a dog's tooth with five layers of five-color cloth, and the lion's quilt is made of colored cloth with red background lace.

There are three ways to dance the lion: one is to dance the lion's head, the other is to pull the lion's tail, and the giant Buddha holds a sunflower fan in front to tease the lion to lead the way; The second is the opening performance, which shows the lion's actions such as "coming out of the hole to explore the road", "looking up", "waking up from a deep sleep", "scratching his head and wagging his tail" and "rolling". Third, when robbing Gao Qing, or gradually put the square table into steps to lead the lion upstairs, or perform actions such as "waking up from a deep sleep" on the stage, and then perform actions such as "seeing the green", "breaking the green" and "carnival" to show the lion's majestic, brave and simple posture to the fullest.

Gong, drum and cymbal are all big, and when they are knocked, they are enormous. They are pulled or carried by cars and are suitable for streets and avenues in towns. Therefore, in the old society, lion dancing was only popular in Lianzhou and dongbei town (Wei).