This morning, a festive and enthusiastic lion awakening flash mob was staged at the Guangzhou Workers' Cultural Palace on Beijing Road. Zhao Weibin, the representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage Guangdong Awakening Lion, and the team performed for everyone, and the neighbors of Beijing Road stopped to watch, and many tourists took out their mobile phones to take a close shot.
In order to meet the needs of the public for a better life, to create the "Guangfu Taste • Happy Year" Guangfu cultural series activity brand, under the premise of strict epidemic prevention and control, the "Guangfu Taste • Happy Year" Guangfu Cultural Series Activities Organizing Committee and the Guangzhou Federation of Trade Unions held a lion awakening flash mob activity at the Guangzhou Workers' Cultural Palace, this activity invited the Guangzhou Dragon Teachers Association Zhao Jiashi to send plum blossom piles, lion drums, high poles, qingqing and other intangible cultural heritage performance projects to accompany the general public to spend a happy year full of strong Guangfu flavor.
In the flash mob of the day, a total of 8 yellow lions and 1 red lion appeared. "Cantonese people talk about the head of the New Year, so usually we see red and yellow lions." Zhao Weibin introduced that the image of the lion dance originates from the story of the "Three Kingdoms", the yellow lion originates from Liu Bei, representing wealth, and the red lion originates from Guan Yu and represents wealth.
The lion awakening performance includes "picking green", "high platform drinking water", "lion spit ball", "stepping on plum blossom pile", etc., of which "picking green" is the essence of waking lion, there are processes such as starting, bearing, turning, and merging, which is dramatic and storylike, while "stepping on plum blossom pile" fully reflects the characteristics of "new, high, difficult and dangerous", and is known as "a must in China".
Zhang Rong, director of the Yuexiu District Cultural Center, introduced that the "Cantonese Taste and Happiness Year" Series of Cantonese Cultural Activities began on January 10 and continued until February 21. During this period, through the combination of online and offline methods, activities such as cloud competition poetry, intangible cultural heritage creative competition, and "Guangfu Yuan Universe" were held.
[Southern Daily, Southern + reporter] Feng Yandan
【Photo】 Yuexiu District Rong Media Center Zhong Yong
【Author】 Feng Yandan
【Source】 Southern Press Media Group South + client