What is the oldest lion dance in Lianzhou?

The Green Grass Lion: the first of all lions, is the oldest lion in Lianzhou. The grass lion lion head is slightly larger than a human head, round. It is first wrapped in a circle with bamboo gimlets and then framed with several layers of paper on a fixed mold to form the outline of the lion's head. Then painted with five-color oil paint, dripping into a pattern, painted a "king" on the forehead, embedded in a small round mirror in the Hall of Indies, the mirror edge of the white rabbit hair glued on the eyebrows with black animal hair glued on. Finally, a small wood made of black and white eyeballs, nostrils out of a pair of elastic curved wire, each with a small red pompom at the top. The mouth is cut so that it cannot be closed, and a small piece of red cloth is sewn to the bottom edge of the mouth. The ears are sewn on with rolls of animal hair, and a black and white sable tail hangs behind each ear. The top of the head has a 20-centimeter-long pointed horn that curves forward slightly. Two plumes are inserted into the horn, like the plumes inserted into the heads of generals and marshals in the ancient theater. The plumes represent the highest authority and are the most important symbol to distinguish the Grass Lion from other lions. On the back of the lion's head, the words "XX Tang Rui Shi Tuan" are written on the back of the head, surrounded by a frame.

The lion's head contains two small vertical wooden bars (which can be danced with two hands) and one small horizontal wooden bar (which can be danced with teeth).

The lion's neck is a piece of black cloth 20 centimeters long and about as wide as both shoulders. Sewn on the edge are small pieces of cloth folded into five layers of five-colored canine teeth, these small pieces of cloth in the shape of acute angles, representing the brown hair on the lion's neck. Lion quilt more iron red bottom of the flower cloth sewn, the length can be pulled from the crotch to the abdomen, tied two hands stretch freely, width slightly larger than the rain shoulder to climb on the ground to cover the body can be. The lion's head, the lion was linked together with wire, and then the lion's neck connected to the lion was, it became a lion.

The supporting cast of the Dancing Green Grass Lion has a big mask (Tang Monk) and two small masks (Monkey King). The big mask, the Big Head Buddha, is round and smiling. The two small masks are half flat, monkey-shaped. There is also a half pig-shaped mask (Porky Pig) and a half beauty-shaped mask (Demoness). Above the half-shaped mask, sew a small rectangular red cloth. Pull the red cloth to the back of the head, pin a red rope to the center of each of the masks below, pull the red rope to the back of the head, tie it off, and you're ready to perform.

A lion troupe, can dance a pair of grass lion, there is also a single lion dance, its basic dance method is divided into three kinds: one is walking on the road. One hand can take the lion's head inside the horizontal wood, one-handed solo dance, worship with two hands dance. The second is Kaiping (refers to the performance on the stage, or on the field). Hold the horizontal wood with your teeth and dance with your head.

To free both hands, on the ground or table roll, jump, somersault, etc., wearing a big head of Buddha, pigs, monkeys, beautiful women and other masks with the performance of the "Journey to the West" in the relevant dramatic performances, such as the "three beat the white bone spirit" and so on. Third is to grab the green, "green" is the main family will be rewarded such as cigarettes, banners, lai is or banknotes, etc., connected to a red paper wrapped in the head of the lettuce ("lettuce" implies wealth) composition. The lion is always robbed when it is green. Grass lion, because of the small size, the lion dancers bite the lion's head with their teeth, in order to leap directly to five or six meters high. If you can not reach, can be below and then a number of people with their hands crossed, built into a "platform", the lion and then jumped up, with both hands to take down the green, stuffed into the mouth, and then jumped down.

The grass lion is small in size, and less loud (gongs, cymbals, each about 30 centimeters), flexible and agile characteristics, so it is suitable for the old countryside, small roads, small doors, small households, is Lianzhou's oldest, the most widely circulated lion.