Lion dance has a long history in my country. From the north to the south, from cities to villages, you can see cheerful lion dance activities during festivals and celebrations, which express the joy of the people. Lion dance, also known as "lion dance", "lion lantern", "lion dance", "lion dance". In the minds of the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, lions are auspicious animals, symbolizing good luck and good fortune. Therefore, in lion dance activities, people's good wishes to eliminate disasters and seek good fortune are placed. Lion dance has a long history. The "elephant man" recorded in "Han Shu Li Yue Zhi" is the predecessor of lion dance; there are many vivid descriptions of lion dance in Tang and Song poetry. The existing lion dance is divided into two categories: southern lion and northern lion. The southern lion has more difficult martial arts skills and a vigorous and fierce demeanor; the northern lion is cute and naive, and the performance content is mostly playing and playing; according to the different materials and methods of making lion fakes, there are many kinds of lion dances in various places, which are colorful. Historical Origin Lion dance has a long history in my country. So when did lion dance begin? In the Book of Han, there is a record of the term "elephant man". What is an "elephant man"? Meng Kang, a Wei man during the Three Kingdoms period, commented: "Elephant man is the artist who plays fish, shrimp and lion in today's Wei State." It can be seen that lion dance existed in my country more than 2,000 years ago. In the Tang Dynasty, Xue Yongruo wrote "Ji Yi Ji Wang Wei" which recorded a story about lion dance in detail: Wang Wei, who was famous among the officials for his poems and paintings and served as the Taiyue Cheng, was because his actors danced the "Yellow Lion" without authorization. The "Yellow Lion" dance could not be performed if the emperor was not present. Wang Wei violated this rule and was dismissed and demoted to the military officer of the treasurer of Jizhou (now Jining, Shandong). The "Five-sided Lion Dance" is recorded in the Tang Dynasty's "Taihu Music". During the performance, the dancers played five lions of five different colors. Each lion was led by two lion dancers who held red whisks in their hands to tease the lions. The lions performed various movements, such as bending, rising, leaping, and jumping. At the same time, 140 people sang "Taiping Music" to accompany the dance. It is not difficult to see that the performance scene at that time was very spectacular. Bai Juyi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, gave a detailed description of the lion dance in his poem "Xilian Dance": "Xilian Dance, Xiliang Dance, fake-faced Hu people and fake lions. Carved wood for the head and silk for the tail, gold-plated eyes and silver-plated teeth. Fenxun woolen clothes swinging ears." From the above historical materials, we can see that the lion dance had developed to a fairly high level in the Tang Dynasty from form to technique. Development and Change With the passage of time, the development of lion dance has become richer and more diverse. In the hundred plays of the Song Dynasty, there were children playing lions and balls, and lions and leopards dancing together. The lion dance in the Qing Dynasty was even more distinctive. The lion dance in the Beijing "Zouhui" picture shows a pair of big lions, each with a small lion, and two lion boys teasing the lions. The image of the big lion looks mighty and interesting. In my country, the lion dance during the Lantern Festival is a popular event for the general public. Every year around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, many towns and villages in my country will perform lion dances. The popular lion dances in my country now include civil lion and martial lion. The movements of the "civil lion" are delicate and humorous, mainly showing the lion's liveliness and playful demeanor, such as swinging a ball, playing with a ball, 0 hair, scratching, rolling, washing ears, dozing off, etc., which are full of interest; the "martial lion" focuses on the use of skills and martial arts, such as leaping, flashing, jumping, jumping, climbing, walking on plum blossom piles and other difficult movements, showing the lion's majestic character. In the long-term spread of lion dances in various places, through the continuous creation of folk artists, lion dances in different regions have formed different styles and characteristics. For example, the "Lion Dance" in Gaobeidian, Beijing, is known for the weight of the lion head, which weighs more than 90 kilograms; the lion dance in Xushui County, Hebei Province is agile and can jump onto five square tables and perform on the tabletop; the "Hand Lion" in Anhui is small and exquisite; the "Big Lion" in Shandong jumps in the air in the smoke, which is both thrilling and brave; the "High Platform Lion" and "Lion on the Ground" in Sichuan are characterized by the interpretation of the formation breaking method: "In ethnic minority areas, there is also the custom of lion dancing, and the "Snow Lion" of the Tibetans in Qinghai Province is very distinctive. The Guangdong Lion Dance has gained a high reputation both at home and abroad with its unique shape, majestic drums and music, and southern martial arts, and has a far-reaching influence. The country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. On May 20, 2006, the lion dance was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.