What is the origin of lion dance?

There is a story of Tang's visit to the Moon Temple in the monument. Lion dancing made Tang wake up and made him do it. This story tells that when Tang visited the Moon Temple, a colorful unicorn with a big mouth and a big nose appeared in front of Tang, but it was harmless. It rolled the ball in front of the steps in a terrible posture. Emperor Tang Ming woke up and wanted to see this phenomenon again. He wants ministers to imitate auspicious animals in his dreams, and at the same time, the music department should be equipped with gorgeous gongs and drums to entertain guests. Since then, lion dance has flowed into the people. Taiping music in the Book of Rites in the Tang Dynasty is also called the Five-Party Lion Dance.

Lion dance is divided into northern lion and southern lion:

At first, the northern lion was popular in the north of the Yangtze River. Nanshi is very popular in South China, Southeast Asia and overseas. In recent years, there have also been dances that combine the two, mainly using the footwork of southern lion and northern lion, which is called "Southern Lion and Northern Dance".

The northern lion looks like a real lion, with a simple head and golden hair all over. Lion dancers (usually two people dancing at one end) will coat their trousers and shoes with fur, and look like lifelike lions before dancing. The lion with a red knot on his head is a male and the green one is a female. The northern lion shows flexible movements, which is different from the southern lion. Dance is mainly about jumping, falling, turning, rolling, jumping and scratching.

The Southern Lion, also known as the Lion Awakening, has a more vigorous shape and pays attention to "horse stance just look" when dancing. Southern Lion shows a vigorous lion style mainly through the movements of dancers, and generally only two people dance at one end. The lion's head is based on the face spectrum of China traditional opera, which is colorful and beautifully made. Eyes and mouth can move.