Hong Kong Lion Dance 2009

According to experts lion dance originated over 1500 years ago, the lion itself is not native to China. The first one was brought to China as a tribute during the reign of the Emperor Shun (126-145) of the Han dynasty. But China had no zoos, and very few people had actually seen a lion. So how did they go about imitating the lion in their dances?
"By looking at the animals around them" Chinese lion dance can be divided into two broad categories:
The Northern style imatates the dog and the Southern the cat. The Northern or Beijing version is short, stocky and furry, much like an oversized Pekinese. It is mainly used by Chinese Circuses & acrobats entertaining audiences with their humor and mannerisms.

There are two styles of Southern lion dance, one style is from Fujian and the other is from Guangdong (Canton). which is also the most popular. The Cantonese lion can be divided into two styles one is Foshan, which is very popular in Hong Kong and most Chinese communities around the World. The other is the Heshan, which is popular in Malaysia, Singapore and with competition teams.

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[DingggDong]

That was amazing! =) I don't live in HK but I went back over Christmas and I wish I could of stayed for Chinese New Year. Where was this filmed? It looks familiar.

[geographicalworld]

It was filmed at Hong Kong Parkview

Glad you like it

[darylchin84]

NICE VERY NICE .

[antran251]

That guy on the pole was freaking amazing with the head movements!

[asianbroski1]

i love it that is y i am asian

[JorJorArmany]

still far away from Malaysia...

[yakont]

look like Yau Kung Mun? Nice style!

[athirah69]

lbttc



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[a10pilot13]

was this by aberdeen?