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How are chickens and lions made?

The Hakka chicken lion in Longshitian is made of bamboo, cardboard, cloth, mirror, bronze bell and goose feather, and consists of a lion head and a lion quilt. Paste the lion's head first, tie the joints with paste, and then ask the village painter to paint. Generally, the lion's head is made and bound by three to five masters, which attaches great importance to it. The lion's head looks like a rooster, with a bright red comb and a slight exaggeration. Its color is black and white, and its face is like a tiger, lifelike. Lions are made of cloth with patchwork colors, orderly tones and distinct layers. Among them, the lion head has an inner diameter of 55 cm, a height of 35 cm and a weight of 3.5 kg; The lion quilt is 5 meters long and weighs 2.3 Jin.