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Lion Dance (Baizhifang Taishi)
Lion dance, also known as "lion dance", "lion lantern", "lion dance" and "lion dance", is an important part of traditional Chinese acrobatics. Lion dance has a long history. It is popular in the Han Chinese areas of China and frequently appears in festivals and celebrations such as the Spring Festival. Through lively and cheerful performances, it expresses the Chinese people's good wishes for auspiciousness and the elimination of disasters. The lion dance in various parts of China has different forms and distinct regional characteristics. It is generally divided into two categories: southern lion and northern lion. The southern lion is agile and fierce, and often performs difficult skills; the northern lion is cute and lovely, and often performs playful performances. There are two types of lion dance in Beijing, "Taishi" and "Shaoshi". The little lion played by a single person is "Shaoshi"; the big lion with one person playing the lion's head and one person playing the lion's tail is called "Taishi". There are thirteen routines and twenty moves in traditional performances, including "Xiao Sanyang", "Chang Wuxiang", "Dantuanshi", "Duitou", "Dragon Embracing Pillar", "Incense Burner Corner", "Money and Money Chapter", "Land Boat Rush", "Water Play" and so on. The Taishi Dance in Baizhifang was originally a performance form in the incense-walking fair. Later, it gradually became independent and became a folk dance performance form that is popular among the Beijing people. It originated from the Taishi Laohui in Baizhifang, Xuanwu District, Beijing. It is said that this famous folk flower fair was established in the fifth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1740). In the ninth year of Tongzhi (1870), Li Tingpu and Chen Zihe, wealthy families in the Baizhifang area, came forward to reorganize the Taishi Laohui, and they successively served as the heads of the association. Chen Zihe was a fourth-rank official in the Gunpowder Bureau of the Ministry of Industry. He redesigned the Taishi shape with reference to the stone lions in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. The lion's body is about 12 feet long from front to back, and the lion's head weighs about 70 kilograms. It is mighty and ferocious, with a large forehead, upturned nostrils, sunken eyes, and a bloody mouth, with seven large copper bells hanging on it. Chen also hired a lion dance artist nicknamed "Sieve Liu Wu" at Yong'an Bridge in Yongdingmenli to teach performance skills, gather audiences, and repeatedly participate in incense-walking fairs in various parts of the capital. Since the reorganization of Baizhifang Taishi in the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866), its development and inheritance has been clear and orderly. The first generation of lion dance artists was "Sieve Liu Wu", the second generation was an artist surnamed Lu, the third generation was Lu's son, the fourth generation was He Jinyu, a former worker of Baizhifang Printing Bureau, the fifth generation was Ding Bingliang, the sixth generation was Liu Dehai, a famous Taishi artist and retired worker of Beijing Banknote Printing Factory, and the seventh generation was Wang Jianwen, a retired employee of Beijing Banknote Printing Factory. In 1956, the Beijing Banknote Printing Factory where Liu Dehai worked established a lion dance team and purchased a full set of costumes and props. Liu Dehai was responsible for teaching Taishi skills. At present, the main performances of Baizhifang Taishi are organized and led by Beijing Banknote Printing Factory. According to the folk legend of "yellow-haired lions roaring with blue hair", when Baizhifang Taishi performs, two Taishis, one yellow and one blue, appear at the same time. They are fierce and rough, with both form and spirit, and have distinct characteristics of Chinese folk "Northern School" lion dance. Baizhifang Taishi is a prominent representative of northern lion dance art, which embodies the folk customs of Beijing, especially the Xuannan area, and shows strong regional cultural characteristics. At present, Baizhifang Taishi has fallen into the dilemma of aging personnel and lack of successors, and it is difficult to survive and urgently needs rescue and protection.
Tai Chi
Tai Chi is a traditional sports practice based on the traditional Chinese philosophical thought and health-preserving concept of the cycle of yin and yang and the unity of man and nature, with the characteristics of the movement of being upright, round and flexible. The heritage project focuses on the cultivation of mind and the adjustment of breathing, with five steps and eight methods as the core movements, and routines, exercises and pushing hands as the forms of exercise. Tai Chi practitioners achieve the purpose of self-cultivation and strengthening the body by controlling the movement, speed, reality and emptiness. Since the formation of this heritage project in Chenjiagou Village, Wen County in the mid-17th century, it has been passed down from generation to generation. On the basis of Chen Tai Chi, multiple schools named after other surnames or names have been developed. The heritage project currently has more than 80 sets of boxing, weapon routines and more than 20 push hands methods. Its cultural significance and social function have also been continuously enriched, witnessing human creativity. The heritage project has been widely recognized and practiced in China, and still plays an important role in promoting the physical and mental health and harmonious coexistence of contemporary people, providing a sense of identity and continuity for relevant communities and groups.
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Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
These are the three new Qing Dynasty imperial tombs in Liaoning Province, following the Ming Tombs, which were listed in 2000 and 2003. The three Qing Dynasty imperial tombs in Liaoning Province include Yongling, Fuling and Zhaoling, all built in the 17th century. The three tombs were built for the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty and his ancestors, following traditional Chinese feng shui theory. The tombs are richly decorated with stone statues, carvings and dragon-patterned tiles, reflecting the development of funeral architecture in the Qing Dynasty. The three mausoleum complexes and their many buildings combine the traditions of the previous dynasty with the new features of Manchu civilization.
Tianjin Huatian Lake Resort
Tianjin Huatian Lake Resort is located in the National Agricultural Science and Technology Park in Jinnan District, Tianjin (behind the Jinnan District Government). The resort covers an area of 280 acres and is built according to five-star standards. It adopts water-friendly leisure architecture that combines Chinese tradition with Southeast Asian culture. It is based on water landscape and takes "fish culture" as its theme. It has complete leisure, vacation and service facilities.