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1、LionDanceWhatisLionDance?LionDanceisatraditionalartformthatincorporatesphysicaltrainingcommonlyassociatedwithmartialartsandasceticexpressions.Itisafolkshowperformedbyoneortwopersonswrappedaroundwithlionskincostume.Likethedragonlanterndance,liondanceisusuallyperformedduringtheChineseNewYeara
2、ndotherChinesetraditional,culturalandreligiousfestivals.Itmayalsobeperformedatimportantoccasionssuchasbusinessopeningevents,specialcelebrationsorweddingceremonies,ormaybeusedtoentertainspecialguestsbytheChinesecommunities.TheChineseliondanceisoftenmistakenlyreferredtoasdragondance.Aneasyway
3、totellthedifferencesisthatalionisnormallyoperatedbyoneortwodancers,whileadragonneedsmanypeople.Also,inaliondance,theperformers'facesareonlyseenoccasionally,sincetheyareinsidethelion.Inadragondance,theperformers'facescanbeeasilyseensincethedragonisheldonpoles.HistoryofLionDanceTherehasbeenan
4、oldtraditioninChinaofdancerswearingmaskstoresembleanimalsormythicalbeasts.However,lionisnotnativetoChina.Accordingtotextualresearch,lionsinChinawereoriginallyintroducedfromWestAsiathroughthe"SilkRoad".InBuddhistculture,lionistheanimalriddenbyBodhisattvaManjusrithatwasintroducedtoChinaalongw
5、ithBuddhism,togetherwiththerealliondanceperformedbytheanimal.SincesendinglionstoChinawasnoeasyjobaccompaniedbyhardships,veryfewlionsfinallyarrivedatthedestination.Therefore,therealliondancewasonlylimitedtotheimperialpalaceandwealthyfamilies,andcommonpeopleneverhadthechancetowatchit.Therefor
6、e,thefolkartistscreatedidealizedworksoflionsthroughimaginationaccordingtorecordsorlegends,andhighlightedthebroadforehead,upturnednoseandopenmouthwithtraditionaldivineandauspiciousdecorations,presentingthemightyforceandlivelinessoflions.Intheliondance,peopleperformtheroleoflions.Theearliestu
7、seoftheword“shizi”meaninglionfirstappearedinHanDynasty.DetaileddescriptionsofLionDanceappearedduringtheTangDynastyanditwasalreadyrecognizedbywritersandpoetsthenasaforeigndance.However,liondancemayhavebeenrecordedinChinaasearlyasthethirdcenturyADwhere"lio
