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The Origin and Development of Dragon Dance
Dragon dance originated in the Han Dynasty, and its experience was passed down from generation to generation. Dragon dance was originally a ritual to worship ancestors and pray for rain, and later it gradually became an entertainment activity. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, dragon dancing has become a common form of expression in festivals. On festive festivals, people will dance dragons, starting from the Spring Festival, and then "dragon heads up" during February and Dragon Boat Festival.

Dragon dance, commonly known as dragon lantern, is one of the traditional folk cultural activities of the Han nationality that originated in China. Dragon dance originated from the ancient people's worship of dragons. During the festival, people will dance dragons, starting from the Spring Festival, and then "dragon heads up" in February and the Dragon Boat Festival. When dancing the dragon, the dragon follows the hydrangea to make various movements, interspersed, and constantly shows various postures such as twisting, waving, leaning back, kneeling, jumping and shaking. Therefore, dragon dancing to pray for peace and harvest has become a folk culture of Han people all over the country. In ancient times, dragon and lion dances were one of the programs of large festivals in a year. With the emigration of Chinese to other parts of the world, the dragon and lion dance culture has spread all over Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand, and has become an important symbol of Chinese culture. The image of the dragon originated from the totem in ancient China and is regarded as the symbol of the Chinese nation. Dragon is a sacred object in the sea, and people regard it as an auspicious spirit that can disperse clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and reduce happiness. Therefore, in some places, if it doesn't rain for a long time, it will dance dragons and pray for rain; In some places, after transplanting rice, dragons are danced to repel insects. Dragon dance has a long history, and there are relatively complete written records about dragons in the Han Dynasty. According to Dong Zhongshu's "Spring and Autumn Story" in the Han Dynasty, it was recorded that the four seasons prayed for rain at that time, spring dance Qinglong, Summer Dance Red Dragon Huanglong, Autumn Dance White Dragon and Winter Dance Black Dragon; Each dragon is tens of feet long, and 5 ~ 9 dragons dance together at a time. After nearly 2000 years of creation and development by working people, folk dragon dances are not only superb in skills, but also more and more colorful in performance forms.

In ancient times, dragon and lion dances were one of the programs of large festivals in a year. With the emigration of Chinese to other parts of the world, the dragon and lion dance culture has spread all over Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand, and has become an important symbol of Chinese culture.