"Cows go tigers"
On the occasion of the old and the new
Yunnan Provincial Museum
There is a cultural relic with a harmonic sound of "cow and tiger tong'an"
It's a good fit
The Niuhu copper case was excavated from Lijiashan mountain in Jiangchuan, Yunnan, with a height of 43 centimeters and a length of 76 centimeters, and was a ritual vessel cast in bronze by the Dian people in the Warring States period.
Its shape is skillfully combined by two cows and a tiger, the main body is a large cow, standing, the horns of the bull flying, the back naturally falls into a case; the tail is decorated with a tiger with a reduced proportion, the tiger is climbing, opening its mouth to bite the tail of the ox; the belly of the big bull is hollow, standing a leisurely calf, the head and tail are slightly exposed outside the belly of the big cow.
Photo by Xing Yi, Yunnan Provincial Museum
The Niuhu copper case is the treasure of the Yunnan Provincial Museum and town hall, and has a high reputation. And because the artifact itself has cattle and tigers, and the harmonic sound "cow and tiger tong'an", at the turn of the year of the ox and the year of the tiger, the attention is getting higher and higher.
This precious cultural relic was also selected for the "National Treasure" cultural relics special exhibition, and during the Spring Festival, "traveled" to Beijing on business to meet more audiences.
Tiger Tiger Tiger! The peculiar dance of Yunnan Green Juice Town is estimated to be on fire this year.
In traditional folklore
The tiger is a symbol of peace and auspiciousness
This year is the Year of the Tiger in the lunar calendar
Baisha slope of Green Juice Town, Yimen County
"Tigers" in "Tiger Paw Dance"
Here to give everyone a New Year's greeting!
Good luck with the Year of the Tiger!
Life is fortunate "tiger"!
Tiger paw dance
The Yi worship the "tiger" and worship it as a totem. The ancestors of the Yi people of Baishapo Village, The Wooden Factory Village Committee of Luju Town expressed this worship in their dances, forming a unique local dance - "Tiger Paw Dance", which is also known as "Dancing Tiger". Tiger paw dance is a kind of mysterious dance that combines the divinity of the tiger and the life experience of the Yi people, every year from the twelfth to the fifteenth day of the first month, the villagers of Baishapo will hold a grand activity of worshipping the mountain god tiger palm dance and tiger sheng, praying for the tiger god to bless peace, get rid of disasters and diseases, and pray for the next year's wind and rain, prosperity of the six animals, and abundant grain.
The "tiger" haunted by the front and back of the house is waiting for the happy life of Baishapo Village.
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Source: Yunnan Copper Ancient Town Green Juice WeChat public account, Yuxi Daily