Lion - Lion Dance Hydrangea JoyOus Tiger is called the king of the hundred beasts, and the lion is also known as the king of the hundred beasts. Because of its lofty status among the hundred beasts, the lion must of course be borrowed to symbolize the power and wealth of the world. In the old days, most of the people outside the gate of the palace office were squatting stone lions, with curly hair and huge eyes, and opened their kisses and claws. There are also bronze lions placed in front of the royal palace, such as bronze lions in front of the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City, and gilded bronze lions in front of the Qianqing Palace. The lions crouching next to the door are mostly a pair, the left is a female, and the little lion is stepping on the foot; On the right is the male, and the right foot is stepped on the hydrangea ball. This type of stone lion was originally used in town houses to drive away evil spirits, and later became a symbol of royal and official prestige. The complement of the Ming and Qing dynasty supplements is embroidered with a lion, which is the symbol of the military attaché of the erpin (higher than the tiger and leopard).
"Lion" used to be written as "shi", so the people used the sound of "lion" to harmonize "shi" to express their auspicious wishes. In ancient times, the official system consisted of a taishi and a young master. Taishi is one of the painting princes, and Shaoshi is a high-ranking official who guides and assists Tianzi in governing the government and linmin. The Taishi and Shaoshi are at the head of the lonely, and the official position is the most prominent. Therefore, people often use them to bless the official luck and prosperity. On the drawing, there is a picture of "Taishi Shaoshi", which is a pattern of two lions, large and small. There is also a "double lion play embroidery diagram", folk commonly known as "lion rolling hydrangea ball", which also indicates a festive and auspicious meaning.
think. Legend has it that when male and female lions play with each other, their hairs are entangled and rolled into balls, and the baby lions produce from it. The hydrangea here is also an auspicious object, and its various deformations are called "hydrangea brocade" and "hydrangea pattern", which are widely used. There is also a lion dance in the folk, which used to be called "Wufang Lion Dance", which is one of the important programs for the New Year festival and other events.
It is generally a knotted or colored lion coat, which is inhabited by people, imitating a lion walking, sitting, and jumping. The person in the lion's coat is either two (big body, also called Taishi) or one (small body, also called Shaoshi). Someone else held a hydrangea ball in his hand to tease and tease. And after a long period of development, it has formed a rugged and luxurious northern lion and a beautiful and flexible southern lion. This lion dance, which is still active in domestic and overseas Chinese festivals or other festive activities, has also been put on the acrobatic stage.
Since the lion is fierce and abnormal, it has a greater deterrent power than the tiger, and of course it can drive away evil spirits. Ancient tomb carvings (town tomb beasts and stone elephants) often have lions, which are used for town tombs and also indicate the identity and status of tomb owners. The purpose of placing a stone lion in front of an ordinary person's house is also based on this. In addition, somewhere in Henan
The eight immortals of the lion dance hall house are placed on the clay sculpture stone lion pair, which is used in the town house; At each end of the ancient bridge in Shaoxing, a pair of stone lions are squatted to calm the water and prevent disasters. The stone carved lion on the Lugou Bridge is certainly a beautiful and matchless work of art, and perhaps there is also a suppression In addition, the lion also occupies a certain significance of flooding in Buddhist culture, which also adds a sacred and auspicious significance to it.
During the Song Dynasty, monks held festivals on chongyang festivals called "Lions Clubs". There is also a lion roaring", which in the secular world is likened to the wrath of a wife; Buddhism, on the other hand, is likened to the Buddha's teachings, which shake the world. Manjushri, who often accompanied the Buddha, used a lion as a mount, and Manjushri Bodhisattva, also known as "Myo Tak" and "Myo Ji Xiang" (paraphrased), is a symbol of wisdom