Lion dance is a traditional folk sports activity in China, about the origin of what era?

Lion dance, also known as "lion dance", "lion lamp", "lion dance", mostly performed during festivals and celebrations. Lion in the minds of the Chinese for the beast, symbolizing good luck, thus in the lion dance activities in the people's good will to eliminate disasters and seek good luck and good fortune. Lion dance has a long history, "Han Book - Rituals and Music" recorded in the "Elephant Man" is the predecessor of the lion dance; Tang and Song poems and writings have a lot of vivid description of the lion dance. The existing lion dance is divided into two categories: southern lion and northern lion.

Lion dance. Lion dance is China's outstanding traditional folk art, every festival or grand celebration, folk lion dance to cheer. Lion dance in the old days called "Taiping music"; in the north of Henan local people say: "play lion", so far in Xinxiang, Jiaozuo, Anyang and other places has been passed down. And to the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 ~ 907 years) when more extensive development. At that time, the lion art had become a necessary program in the New Year festivals and incense walks.

It became popular during the North and South Dynasties, and has a history of more than 1,500 years.

The lion dance has a history of more than 1,500 years.