Why the dragon dance has become a traditional culture of the Chinese people

The dragon is the totem and symbol of China, and the dragon dance symbolizes China's prosperity, wealth and strength! The dragon represents good fortune in Chinese culture. Honorable. Bravery. More than that, it is a symbol of power, so dragon dance is a traditional Chinese culture.

The dragon in China is extremely rich in national color and mystery of the gods; "dragon" is the Chinese people for generations to worship the totem. In ancient times, the Chinese people regarded the dragon as a magical object that can move clouds and rain, and eliminate disasters and bring good fortune. For thousands of years, the children of the Yellow Emperor have called themselves the "descendants of the dragon".

The Dragon Dance is a traditional sport in which the dragon dancers are guided by the dragon beads, holding the dragon tools, accompanied by drums and music, and accomplishing the dragon's movements and postures through the human body's movement and posture changes, such as swimming, threading, prancing, leaping, tumbling, rolling, playing, entangling, and modeling the group's movements and routines, which fully demonstrates the dragon's essence, vitality, spirit, and rhyme, and other contents. The Chinese nation is the world's most populous country, the world wherever there are Chinese people living in the "dragon" as a lucky thing, in the festival, congratulations, blessings, exorcism, worship, temple fair and other periods, have the custom of dancing "dragon".

The Dragon Dance, commonly known as the Dragon Lantern Dance, is one of the traditional folk cultural activities of the Han Chinese people originating in China. The dragon dance is practiced in many places during festivals, especially during the Lantern Festival. During the dragon dance, the dragon follows the embroidered ball to make various movements, either prancing, rolling, coiling up, or interspersing, constantly displaying a variety of postures such as twisting, swinging, tilting, kneeling, jumping, and shaking. Legend has it that dragons can move clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and bring down blessings, symbolizing auspiciousness, so the dragon dance is a way to pray for peace and a good harvest has become a kind of folk culture of the Han people all over the country. In ancient times, dragon and lion dances were one of the programs in large festivals during the year. As Chinese immigrated to other parts of the world, the dragon dance culture has now spread throughout China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand where Chinese are concentrated, and has become a symbol of Chinese culture.

The Chinese people are a creative people. Looking at the dragon dance performances of various places and ethnic groups, there are many different kinds, each with its own characteristics. Commonly, there are fire dragon, grass dragon, hair dragon (Guizhou Shiqian), human dragon, cloth dragon, paper dragon, flower dragon, basket dragon, segment dragon, candle dragon, drunken dragon, bamboo leaf dragon, lotus dragon, bench dragon, flat dragon, rolling dragon, seven coquettish dragons, big head dragon, glow-in-the-dark dragon, fireworks dragon and so on nearly a hundred kinds of more. The number of sections of dragon lanterns is generally 7, 9 and 13. From a long time ago, the dragon dance has been passed down from generation to generation. The Dragon Dance is no longer a "self-referential" program unique to a certain ethnic group, but belongs to all ethnic groups. Today, in the multi-ethnic family of our motherland, the dragon has become the symbol of the entire Chinese nation. The creation and transmission of the dragon dance is part of the glorious history of the Chinese nation and is loved by our nation and people. Lantern Festival in a variety of lanterns, such as flowers, insects, birds, beasts, everything, but one of the most special and huge, is the number of "dragon lanterns".