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Which is the most powerful dragon lantern in Hengyang?

Dragon and Lion Team in Gaoxing Village, Yanfeng District.

The most powerful folk dragon and lion dance in Hengyang is the Dragon and Lion Team in Xingfu Village, Yanfeng District, which is called "International Dragon King Happy Village Dragon Lantern Team". He has won many awards in provincial, municipal, national and international dragon dance competitions, especially the winner of the 2004 Malaysia International Lion King Championship.

Dragon dancing, commonly known as playing with dragon lanterns, is one of the traditional folk cultural activities of the Han nationality that originated in China. Dragon dance originated from the ancient people's worship of dragons. During the festival, people will dance dragons, starting from the Spring Festival, and then "dragon heads up" in February and the Dragon Boat Festival. When dancing the dragon, the dragon follows the hydrangea to make various movements, interspersed with it, and constantly shows various postures such as twisting, waving, leaning back, kneeling, jumping and shaking.