From the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, China has the custom of playing dragon lanterns in both urban and rural areas. After thousands of years of inheritance and development, playing dragon lanterns has become a kind of Han dance with lively form, beautiful performance and romantic color.
Playing dragon lanterns is also called "dragon dance" and "dragon lantern dance". It is a unique traditional entertainment activity of Han nationality in China. In the Han Dynasty, playing with dragon lanterns was very common among Han people in China. In the performances of "Shehuo" and "Dance Team" in the Tang and Song Dynasties, "playing with dragon lanterns" has become a common form of performance. There are two kinds of performances of "playing dragon lantern": "single dragon playing pearl" and "double dragon playing pearl". In terms of gameplay, local styles are different and each has its own characteristics.