【大美广东】Women’s Lion Dance Team: Break the Prejudice, and Mount the Peak
Guangzhou Women’s Lion Dance Team: Breaking Prejudices and Climbing to the Top
Source: Yangcheng Evening News Yunshang Lingnan Author: Liu Jianing and Sun Qiman Publication time: 2023-10-26 20:08
“Bang! Bang! Hey!”, when the lion drums were sounded at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, the lion dance team members, from Nanxing Hexing Hall, Renhe Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, began their training. Amidst the sound of drums and gongs, the female members leaped around, performing movements such as “climbing up on the shoulders”, “sitting on the head” and “climbing up on the rear legs” with courage and agility. Though most of us may think that practicing movements of the lion’s head high in the air is very creepy, they were not afraid even though they had been injured before. To practice well the action of lifting the lion’s head to their own heads by the lion’s tail, the girls continued to adjust the state and challenged themselves repeatedly, until it finally met the standard. Their perseverance, courage, and dedication are really touching.
“Hong dong, dong, dong, dong! Hey!” The lion drums sounded on time at 19 o’clock on Friday, and the lion awakening team of Xing Hexingtang, Renhe Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City began training. Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, the female members of the Lions team jumped up and down, performing movements such as “shoulder raising”, “head sitting” and “leg raising”, with bravery and flexibility. Most people may think that lion head high-altitude training is scary, but even if they are injured, they are not afraid. Previously, when practicing the movement of lifting the lion’s head by its tail, the girl constantly adjusted her state and challenged it again and again until the movement reached the standard. This spirit of perseverance, courage to challenge and struggle is touching.
Text/Reporter Liu Jianing Sun Qiman Intern Zheng Yongdan
Photo/Photo courtesy of interviewee Zheng Yongdan Yu Jianji
