Dalian, February 15 news (trainee reporter Mai Feng) it is another year of the Lantern Festival, although the temperature has dropped sharply, but the cold spring can not stop the citizens from going out of their homes and enjoying the enthusiasm of the lanterns.
The colorful lights in the shape of the dragon attract attention (Photo by Mai Feng, sent by the Central Broadcasting Network)
Brilliant lights illuminate the night sky (Photo by Lv Weiwei, Central Broadcasting Network)
Playing Iron Flower (Photo by Lv Weiwei, Central Broadcasting Network)
To say that the most lively, it must be the dragon dance scene. Coil the dragon, look up, swing the tail, cross the dragon's ridge, turn the river and the sea, play the pearl of the two dragons... With the cheerful rhythm of the Northeast Great Yang Song, the two dragons soared and danced, and the momentum was magnificent, showing the vitality of the blossom and the momentum of the heroic.
Wonderful Dragon Dance Performance (Photo by Feng Baocheng, CCTV)
Jinzhou Dragon Dance originated from The Ximenwai Village in the ancient city of Jinzhou (CashPu New District), so it is also known as the "Ximen outer Dragon Dance", which has a history of more than 130 years. As early as the Qing Dynasty, the local garrison would perform dragon dances in the barracks every Lantern Festival, and the melodious sound of shouting and deafening gongs and drums attracted the attention of many people. But at that time, the dragon dance was limited to military entertainment and was not spread, and the villagers could only secretly watch the wonderful performances in the barracks. Later, the shed smith Chen Deyuan and the paper craftsman Li Tianying drew the dragon head pattern and structure by the moonlight, and after repeated deliberation and pondering, they finally tied out their own dragon in Ximenwai Village! The Golden State Dragon Dance was born and became an art form that has been popular among the people for a long time.
It takes at least two months to tie the faucet (photo by Li Chengjia, issued by the Central Broadcasting Network)
Every fifteenth day of the first month, it is the most dazzling moment of the Golden State Dragon Dance. Dragon dance teams from all over the world have shown their family foundations and moves, competing for the top spot, intending to come out on top. The colorful dragon has different images and postures, which dazzle the audience. Many children who grew up in the old city of Golden State remember that the Lantern Festival was a lively dragon dance event, which was a memory and complex engraved in the bones of generations. The Dragon Dance contains the good memories of the old Golden State people, which is not only an important historical and artistic rose treasure, but also the spiritual and cultural "totem" of the ancient city of Golden State.
Li Chengjia, the seventh generation of Jinzhou Dragon Dance, brought dragon dance skills to the local primary school (courtesy of Li Chengjia, issued by CCTV)
The little inheritor of the Golden State Dragon Dance (Courtesy of Li Chengjia, Yangguang Network)
Teaching disciples the art of weaving (Courtesy of Li Chengjia, YangGuang Network)
For the future, Li Chengjia plans to lead the disciples to film and record the whole process of dragon dance skills and tie-making methods, "even if I am no longer here, this craft can be completely preserved." ”