What are some short stories about the origin of folk lion dance?

The story of the origin of folk lion dance is very short. The custom of lion dance originated in the Three Kingdoms period and was popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has a history of 1000 years. According to myths and legends, lions appeared in the mountains before and ate the villagers in the village. Later, the villagers learned martial arts and killed the lion. The villagers imitated the shape of a lion and became lion dancers.

There is also the myth that the Tathagata leads the lion away, so there is often a "big head Buddha" among the southern lions to lead the lion; There is also a legend that some villagers used paper lions and gongs and drums to drive away Nian animals and turned them into lion dances.

The significance of lion dance

It is said that lion dance was first introduced from the western regions. It is said that the lion is the mount of Manjushri. As Buddhism was introduced into China, lion dance was also introduced into China. The lion is a tribute brought back with the peacock after Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions. However, the skill of lion dance is quoted from Xi Liang's Masked Play.

Some people think that lion dance originated from the army in the fifth century and was introduced to the people. Both have their own basis. Lion dance is also a product of cultural exchanges between China and the West.

As early as 1900 years ago, Persia conducted commercial trade with China through the Silk Road, which also promoted cultural exchanges between the two countries. Persian messengers also brought lions and other animals to China. At that time, China did not produce lions, but with the friendly exchanges between ancient China and countries such as West Asia and India, more lions came to China.