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1、LionDanceWhatisLionDance?LionDanceisatraditionalartformthatincorporatesphysicaltrainingcommonlyassociatedwithmartialartsandasceticexpressions.Itisafolkshowperformedbyoneortwopersonswrappedaroundwithlionskincostume.Likethedragonlanterndance,liondanceisusuallyperformedduringtheChineseN
2、ewYearandotherChinesetraditional,culturalandreligiousfestivals.Itmayalsobeperformedatimportantoccasionssuchasbusinessopeningevents,specialcelebrationsorweddingceremonies,ormaybeusedtoentertainspecialguestsbytheChinesecommunities.TheChineseliondanceisoftenmistakenlyreferredtoasdragond
3、ance.Aneasywaytotellthedifferencesisthatalionisnormallyoperatedbyoneortwodancers,whileadragonneedsmanypeople.Also,inaliondance,theperformers'facesareonlyseenoccasionally,sincetheyareinsidethelion.Inadragondance,theperformers'facescanbeeasilyseensincethedragonisheldonpoles.HistoryofLi
4、onDanceTherehasbeenanoldtraditioninChinaofdancerswearingmaskstoresembleanimalsormythicalbeasts.However,lionisnotnativetoChina.Accordingtotextualresearch,lionsinChinawereoriginallyintroducedfromWestAsiathroughthe"SilkRoad".InBuddhistculture,lionistheanimalriddenbyBodhisattvaManjusrith
5、atwasintroducedtoChinaalongwithBuddhism,togetherwiththerealliondanceperformedbytheanimal.SincesendinglionstoChinawasnotaneasyjobaccompaniedbyhardships,veryfewlionsfinallyarrivedatthedestination.Therefore,therealliondancewasonlylimitedtotheimperialpalaceandwealthyfamilies,andcommonpeo
6、pleneverhadthechancetowatchit.Therefore,thefolkartistscreatedidealizedworksoflionsthroughimaginationaccordingtorecordsorlegends,andhighlightedthebroadforehead,upturnednoseandopenmouthwithtraditionaldivineandauspiciousdecorations,presentingthemightyforceandlivelinessoflions.Intheliond
7、ance,peopleperformtheroleoflions.Theearliestuseoftheword“shizi”meaninglionfirstappearedinHanDynasty.DetaileddescriptionsofLionDanceappearedduringtheTangDynastyanditwasalreadyrecognizedbywritersandpoetsthenasaforeigndance.However,liondancemayhavebeenrecordedinChinaasearlyasthethirdcen
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