From the lighthouse that shone the Lingnan civilization 6,000 years ago to the ancient south wind stove that never extinguished the kiln fire in 500 years; from the birthplace of the Pearl River Delta where Sanjianghui flows, to one of the world-famous “four famous towns” in China: Foshan is undoubtedly an important birthplace of Lingnan civilization, and in the thousands of years of history, classics have long been full of books.
So, why do we still need to compile this book “Foshan in Classics”?
Because we are very ambitious, we hope that those who read this book can get a glimpse of its thousand-year glory; because we have deep feelings, we hope that the reputation of this hometown of loyalty and righteousness will spread further.
Mangji Fish Pond, Lingnan charm, the right way in the world, the kitchen and the Fengcheng… If you have begun to become interested in it, you might as well open the first chapter of this book and savor it carefully with your taste buds, vision, and careful. There is always a Foshan style that will intoxicate you.
The South China Sea Lion Group is one year old
Intangible cultural heritage lions have become the new favorite
Text/Zhang Wen
They may have experienced storms and still be majestic and majestic, standing at the head of the lions; or they may have both civil and military cultivation, possess the talent of Hanlin, and recite poetry and landscapes; or they may have a childish spirit. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Komiks, with a fresh smile, showing a vibrant look… On February 19, 2023, the Feihong Pavilion of Xiqiao Town, Nanhai District, Buddha City welcomed another group of “old friends” – 12 lions of different backgrounds and personalities. The Nanhai District Party Committee, District Government and hundreds of people took advantage of the “spring surround” to help 12 lions wake up to celebrate their first birthday.
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Origin: All lions in the world come out of the South China Sea
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With the introduction of lions, lion taming skills were also introduced accordingly. Lion dance became popular during the Three Kingdoms period. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, lion dance was often performed with evil-proof tactics. Now the shape of lion dance in the two groups was roughly matured in the Tang Dynasty. During the Song Dynasty, lion dance was introduced from the palace to the people and gradually became popular.
The lion dance in the South China Sea area was a lion dance outside the territory and was then introduced through the Central Plains, which was developed on the basis of the southern transmission of the northern lion.
According to Cao Jianheng’s “The Spring and Autumn of Wulin in Guangdong” (1982), lion dance in Guangdong originated in Foshan. Local people believed that lions had the effect of exorcising evil spirits and suppressing demons, and <a After Cinema, he beat gongs and drums every Spring Festival, and transferred from house to house to dance lions to pay New Year’s greetings to show elimination of disasters and harm and predict auspiciousness. Over time, lion dance and New Year’s greetings became a custom.
The Qianlong version of the “Foshan Zhongyi Township Chronicle” in the Qing Dynasty also records that in September of the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), when Huang Xiaoyang led his people to rebel in Nanhai County, people from all over Foshan played the role of a story, scaring away the rebels with the gongs and drums of the sky, which helped to waking the lion’s waking up the lion’s wailing ceremony.The prosperity of customs.
The real name of the lion is “Rui Lion”, but the homophonic pronunciation is easy to pronounce as “Sleeping Lion”, and later changed to “Lion Waking”. After the 1980s, Lion Dance gradually developed from a folk activity with folk belief characteristics to a standardized and competitive traditional national sports, and even became a cultural and sports sport that was most widely circulated, influential and most “popular” in the world.
As the changes of the times, the South China Sea lions not only spread widely in the province, but also spread to Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other regions, and was also popular overseas. “The world’s lions all come out of the South China Sea.”
Born: The lion regiment has begun to show its sword light
In 2022, on the basis of the comprehensive “Lion Census”, the Nanhai excavated from more than 2,700 lion teams in the region, and 12 representative, inherited and innovative lions formed the Nanhai Komiks Lion regiment.
Under the interpretation of different lion dancers, lions also have their own characteristics. They include the “cute baby” little lion girl Aping, and the slash lion pear that has become popular on the entire network because of “sleepiness”, as well as the Zong Shi Feihong, the Houlang Lion Anzai, the Yuanqi Lion Lezai, and the old lion Fu Afeng… As the name suggests, each lion has distinct personality characteristics and also represents a group on the South China Sea.
The first task of the lion group is to go out. On February 26, 2022, Nanhai District held the first lion group birthday, and the first batch of 12 lions that formed a group officially debuted. At the same time, the South China Sea Lion Group celebrated the New Year to Chinese people around the world during the New Year of the Tiger. “Dangling the lion and awakening the national soul, beating the drums and revitalizing the spirit” resonated with the entire network.
Nanhai also combined the spread of the lion group with the popular movie “Cinema” to create a live version of “Komik”sYear”, a 3-minute video was quickly gaining popularity as soon as it was released. Statistics from the video account of the first release platform “Nanhai Release” show that the number of views on a single platform has reached nearly 400,000, and has received more than 12,000 likes. Among the more than 400 comments, “tap water”-style praise is sensation. The South China Sea Lion Group has also triggered a phenomenal boom through the spread of multiple platforms, becoming a “hot product” on the Internet and is deeply loved by young people.
Growth: Beginning to be the first to be honest and innovative
At the 2022 Beijing China International Service Trade Exchange, “Creative China, Diversified Macau-2022 China (Macao) Creative Industry Conference”, the South China Sea Lion Troupe is an intangible cultural heritage city IPCinema; the South China Sea Lion Group was successfully selected as the National Intangible Cultural Heritage and Tourism Integration Development Project in 2022. A year of hard work and full of results.
On February 19, 2023, the birthday of the South China Sea Lion Group was held again at the Feihong Pavilion in Tingyin Lake, Xiqiao Town. On the day of the event, 12 members of the lion group interacted with citizens with full spirit. After returning from the parade, Xiqiao Minle Primary School brought the popular performance “Lion Dance” at the first Guangdong Nanhai Land Art Festival to the lion’s birthday scene, and another Babaylan craze. Afterwards, 12 lions gathered on the stage and made their debut one by one with their respective slogans.
The lions celebrated the South China Sea with a majestic group giftThe first anniversary of the Lion Group was a great significance, and it has continued the tradition of “little light-kicking” in 2022. Li Nianzhong, the inheritor of Guangdong lion wake-kicking in the national intangible cultural heritage project, held a reading ceremony. The leaders and guests on the scene completed the finishing ceremony together. The 12 members of the lion troupe also issued a “Seeking Talents” and looked forward to the 13th member of the Nanhai Lion troupe to join, and jointly provide suggestions for striving to local responsibility for the Nanhai culture and promote the creative integration and development of Nanhai culture, business, tourism and sports.
The South China Sea lion wake has irreplicable local cultural advantages. Combined with the representative statement of the national tide, there will definitely be a more exciting presentation, truly becoming a modern and vibrant new South China Sea city business card. (Excerpt)
Provided by | Editor Liao Wenjing | Source of Yao Jifang | Yangcheng Evening News Publishing House