Lion Dance in China-Where is the most famous lion dance?

The folk lion dance art in Wan Yi has a long history. Every Spring Festival and festive day, people like to dance lions to show good luck, which is deeply loved by the masses and has been passed down to this day. Lion dance has a broad mass base in urban and rural areas of Dongguan.

The folk animal dance in Dongguan is rich and colorful, including dragon dance, phoenix dance, lion dance, unicorn dance and magic. Especially the lion dance, with superb skills and extraordinary acting skills, is famous all over the world. Chang 'an Town was also named "the hometown of dragons and lions" by the State Sports General Administration. Kirin is better in Qingxi Town and Zhangmutou Town. Every year during the Lantern Festival, the municipal government organizes a large-scale lion gathering to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Hundreds of lion dancers, Jinlong, Cai Feng and Kirin participate, and the crowd is empty.

1985, Dongguan Wushu Lion Dance Association was established, and the mass lion dance activities in the city flourished, and the art of lion dance continued to improve. A number of high-level lion dance teams have emerged, participated in lion dance competitions at home and abroad, and achieved excellent results, showing the new look of "Southern Lion" to Chinese and foreign audiences.

On September 29th, 1996, the lion awakening team from Zhongkeng Mingde, Shipai participated in the 6th National "Stars Award" Square Dance Competition on behalf of Guangdong Province, and a song "Lion Awakening on High Piles" won the only special prize in the competition. This made him famous, and he appeared on stage in many large-scale celebrations held by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Public Security, CCTV, provinces and cities, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Zhongkeng Village was named "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art" by the Ministry of Culture in 2000.

199965438+February 18-20 The 4th China International Lion Dance Invitational Tournament was held in Chang 'an Town. 16 teams from Thailand, Malaysia, Belgium, Singapore, Hongkong, China, Taipei, China, Shenzhen, China, Nanhai, Chinese mainland and Panyu participated in the competition, among which Chang 'an Town also sent two teams, namely Jinsha Dragon and Lion Dance Team and Jiekou Lion Dance Team. Malaysia won the championship, and Changan Jinxia team and Jiekou team won the fifth and seventh place respectively. The State General Administration of Sport and the Dragon and Lion Association presented the banner of "Lion Dance Town, Create Brilliance Again" to Chang 'an Town.