Guangdong waking lions are southern or northern lions

Southern Lion.

Guangdong Waking Lion belongs to the Southern Lion in Chinese Lion Dance, which is a Han Chinese folk culture integrating martial arts, dance and music . Historically, it is derived from the Tang Dynasty Palace Lion Dance, and after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, with the migration of immigrants from the Central Plains to the south, the lion dance culture was introduced to the Lingnan region.

During the Ming Dynasty, the Waking Lion appeared in Nanhai County (now Foshan), Guangdong. The original name of "Waking Lion" was "Rui Shi", which means "good luck", until the fire of the Opium War spread to the south, because the word "Rui" harmonizes with the word "sleep" in the Chinese dialect, the people of Foshan, who have a sense of national anxiety, changed it to "Waking Lion", which means "Waking Lion" wakes up the soul of the country, and invigorates the spirit of the country with the beating of the drum.

The Lion Waking activity is now widely spread in the southern region and overseas Chinese communities, and has become a cultural bridge for overseas compatriots to recognize their ancestors, with far-reaching cultural value and influence. The Guangdong Lion Dance has been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

Waking lion production:

Bamboo scotch, paper as the main material, the first bamboo scotch tied into the shape of a lion's head, glued to the paper Park, eyes, ears, mouth, etc., can be movable waking lion, are glued to the Pig Bunny, horse writing or plant fabrics, drying, coated with a variety of colors, and then on the varnish shaped.

Waking lion in the shape of the biggest feature is more than one corner of the head, it is rumored to be in order to avoid the emperor to appreciate the yellow lion dance of the various taboos, so that the government can not catch the handle and create. Waking lion head the heaviest 6.5 kilograms, the lightest 3.5 kilograms, *** divided into four categories. Waking lion was (also known as the lion's tail), the traditional length of 4 meters, in order to dance flexible, now changed to 2.6-3 meters.