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What's the difference between lion awakening and lion dancing?

Define differences, define differences, and shape differences.

1. Difference in definition: Lion dance usually refers to the Southern Lion, but the concept of lion dance is broader, covering many schools of lion dance in China, mainly divided into two schools: the Southern Lion and the Northern Lion.

2. Regional differences: Lion dance performances are mainly concentrated in the Pearl River Delta region such as Guangzhou, Foshan and Shenzhen, as well as the Southeast Asian generation. Lion dance is very popular in every corner of China, and the lion dance in each area has obvious local characteristics, with differences in details.

3. Modeling differences: "Wake Up the Lion" has a variety of modeling, and its style and color are more colorful. The shape of lion awakening is usually more powerful, paying attention to the stability of "horse stance just look", which can attract the attention of the audience more than the northern lion. In contrast, the shape of the northern lion is relatively simple, and it is generally covered with golden hair. Lion dance is a traditional cultural activity integrating martial arts, dance and music. During the performance, with the percussion of gongs and drums, the lion dancer first performed a section of Nanquan, called Kaipile. Later, the two played the role of lions and began to dance. The other wears a smiling Buddha with a sunflower fan to guide the lion to the stage. The action of lion awakening is mainly based on the position of Nanquan. The lion's actions include opening his eyes, washing his beard, licking his body and shaking his hair. The main routines of lion awakening are picking green, drinking water from high platform, lion spitting ball and stepping on plum blossom piles. Grab the first praise comment and share the report.