Lion dance, commonly known as playing with lions, is a long-standing folk cultural activity in Xinhua Township, Jinping County. Xinhuasuo Village has a long history. It is located in the southern part of Jinping County, on the banks of Liangjiang River. It is the seat of the township government, 53 kilometers away from the county seat and 9 kilometers away from Liping Airport. It is adjacent to Dunzhai Town in the east, bordering Gaotun Town in Liping in the south, Longli in the west, and Zhongling Township in the north. In the 13th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, it was established for 22 years and was known as the city of the prefecture. It is the largest natural village in the county, with the majority of Han people, and mixed with Miao, Dong and other ethnic groups. Xinhuasuo is a typical low mountain, hilly, and small basin, belonging to the humid subtropical climate zone. According to the "Liping County Chronicles", Xinhua lion dance came in with Anhui immigrants in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. It belongs to the northern lion series. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in the last century, Xinhuasuo Village held a large-scale lion dance event to celebrate the founding of New China. Since then, it has been held every Spring Festival. It was stopped during the Cultural Revolution. After the implementation of the contract responsibility system, the lion dance team was restored in 1979. In November 2005, it participated in the opening ceremony of Liping Airport. In July 2006, it attended the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Because of its wonderful performance, it was well received by Chinese and foreign guests and the audience. The content of folk lion dance is very rich. The performances mainly include: lion horn spinning, rushing to climb high buildings, lion spitting couplets, lion waiters, lions grabbing fireworks, lions grabbing treasures, lions rolling, lions spinning backs, lions worshipping the case, etc. Xinhua lion dance has a strong Han cultural color and unique local cultural characteristics. It was originally a transplanted folk culture. After more than 600 years of gradual evolution, it has been integrated with the local ethnic customs in the labor and life of the local people, forming a unique Xinhua characteristic. Xinhua lion dance plays an irreplaceable role in promoting the construction of urban and rural spiritual civilization in Jinping County, enriching the cultural life of the people, strengthening national unity, and building a harmonious society. After the founding of New China, it became popular in the mid-1950s. It was interrupted during the "Great Leap Forward" and the "Cultural Revolution". Reform and opening up gradually became popular. In recent years, with the care and support of the county and township governments, the "lion dance" in Xinhuasuo Village has been saved, excavated, inherited and promoted. A lion dance team has been formed, necessary equipment has been purchased, and rehearsals have been carried out during the slack season. The old artists who are still alive have been invited to pass on the tradition, so that the Xinhua lion dance has taken shape. However, there are still many practical problems that are difficult to solve in the development and inheritance. For example, some accomplished lion dance artists have gradually withdrawn from the stage due to their advanced age, and some have passed away one after another, and some unique skills are difficult to be passed on. At the same time, with the changes in the lifestyle of the people in Xinhua Village, this traditional lion dance performance art is also changing. Now, the scale and atmosphere of the lion dance activities performed during the Spring Festival every year are much worse than before. In addition, the increase in young people working outside has led to a serious shortage of local lion dancers. Therefore, the traditional folk activity of lion dance has gradually faded due to the lack of lion dancers.