What are some introductions about lion dance?

The lion dance is introduced as follows:

1, lion dance began in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In China, there are various forms of lion dance, which can be roughly divided into two types: northern lion dance and southern lion dance. The northern lion dance looks like a real lion, and it is covered with a lion's cloak. Lion dancers (usually two people dance together to form a big lion) only show their feet and see no one. There are lionesses and lions in the north, as well as Wen lions, Wu lions, adult lions and young lions.

2. "Lion Dance", also known as "Lion Dance" and "Harmony Music", is usually performed by three people, two of whom dress up as lions, one as the lion's head, one as the lion's body and hind feet, and the other as the lion's head. Dance is divided into civilian and military. The artistic dance shows the gentleness of the lion, such as shaking hair and rolling, while the martial lion shows the fierceness, prancing and pushing high.

There are no lions in China. In China culture, the "lion" was originally just a mythical animal, just like the "dragon" and "unicorn". It was not until the Han dynasty that a small number of real lions were introduced from the western regions for the first time. At that time, people imitated its external shackles and movements to play games, which developed into the lion dance in the Three Kingdoms period. With the rise of Buddhism in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it became popular. In the history books, the "Elephant Man" mentioned in the Book of Rites and Music in the Han Dynasty is an artist who plays the role of "fish, shrimp and lion".

In Tang Dynasty, lion dance was a large-scale court dance performance. At that time, "Taiping Music", also known as "Five-Party Lion Dance", originated in Tianzhu and Lion Country. The description of lion dance in Bai Juyi's poems is: "Masked Ren Hu masked masked lion, carved with wood as the head and silver teeth, bravely wearing a sweater and ears", which shows that the lion dance at that time was very similar to what we see today.

As a performing art, lion dance is believed to have been formed in the Northern Wei Dynasty 1500 years ago, when the Xiongnu in the north invaded and made an insurrection. They specially carved many wooden stones, sewed them into a lion's body with golden silk hemp, and sent good dancers to pay tribute to Wei, with the intention of stabbing Wei Emperor to death during the lion dance. Fortunately, the loyal minister saw through it and made him retreat. Later, because Wei Di loved lion dancing, he ordered imitation, and pragmatism spread to later generations.