What are the big tricks to wake the lion?

What are the big tricks to wake the lion?

Lion dance is a folk culture of Han nationality which integrates martial arts, dance and music. During the performance, gongs and drums rang, and the lion dancer first made a southern fist called piling. Then, two people play the role of a lion, and the other one wears a smiling Buddha with a sunflower fan to attract the lion to the stage.

The lion dancer's movements are mainly Nanquan Ma bu, and the lion's movements include opening his eyes, washing his beard, licking his body and shaking his hair.

The main routines are picking green, drinking water from high platform, lions spitting balls and stepping on plum blossom piles. Among them, picking green is the essence of Wake Up the Lion, which has a process of starting, inheriting, turning and combining, full of drama and story. Green picking has undergone changes, resulting in a variety of routines, which are widely circulated.

The lion dance performance in Suixi has gradually developed from the traditional ground lion to the stool lion, from the stool lion to the high platform lion and the high pole lion, and from the high pole lion to the pile lion. The difficulty of piling lions is also increasing, such as walking a tightrope and jumping in the air. The highest pile is close to 3 meters, and the maximum span is 3.7 meters, which fully embodies the characteristics of new, high, difficult and dangerous, and is known as a must in China.

The props of Guangzhou Shakeng Lion Dance are characterized by high and narrow lion head, large and rotatable eyes, wide mouth with a pen, wide back, flat nose, full cheeks and exposed teeth. There are three kinds of performances: penny lion, lion dance and little lion. The lion's eight states of joy, anger, sadness, joy, movement, quietness, surprise and doubt are interpreted on the ground or on the pile array through such difficult movements as jumping, moving, flashing, flapping, spinning and jumping, which shows the ferocity and strength of the lion.

Since 1980s, almost every township has its own lion dance team. Throughout the year, the opening ceremony is always full of gongs and drums. On holidays, the lions take to the streets to pick green and perform on tour. The popularity of mass lion art in towns and villages is unprecedented. Guangdong lion has become a well-known brand of folk dance unique to Guangdong. Lion dance activities are also widely spread in overseas Chinese communities, becoming a cultural bridge for overseas compatriots to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, which has far-reaching cultural value and significance.