Tourism route: Longwangtan Scenic Resort Eco-tourism Zone-Jiu Feng Shierdushui-Xishiyan Temple-Gufoyan-Jinjiling (one of the eight famous mountains in Guangdong Province)-Baishui Village Waterfall Group
Specialty: Baimao Tea, Zhangxi taro, Beixiang horseshoe, Nectarine, Naili, Crystal Pear, Blue and White Stone
Cuisine: dried fish with white pepper, pig's feet powder. The total area of the city is 2421 square kilometers. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway crosses the border. The Dayaoshan Tunnel, the longest in Asia, is located in Lechang, and the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway crosses the border. It is known as the important town of Lingnan and the pearl of northern Guangdong.
Frog lion, commonly known as "toad lion", also known as "god lion", is a kind of animal-like dance. It symbolizes courage and strength, as well as exorcism, avoiding evil spirits, keeping people safe, and bringing good luck to people. It is a folk entertainment activity. It is widely popular in Sanxi and Pingshi, and is deeply loved by the people.
when did the frog and lion dance begin? In the 4th year of Qianlong reign in Qing Dynasty (1775), sanxi town's Genealogy of Daquan Deng recorded: "My ancestors lost their jobs in Guiyang at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and they traveled to Dongxi as artists, then moved to the army cave, and resumed their lives in Daquan.". According to Deng Hexiang, the 88-year-old third-generation inheritor of frog and lion dance, the artistic tour contained in the genealogy is "frog and lion". The ancestors of Deng lived by dancing frogs and lions, came from Guiyang, now Chenzhou, and settled in Daquan Village. It can be seen that the frog lion dance has been circulating in the local area for at least 2 years.
The frog lion was performed by six folk artists, one of whom danced with the lion, while the "smiling Buddha" and "spiritual monkey" danced with the lion, and the other three were accompanied by gongs, drums and cymbals. During the performance, the "smiling Buddha" and the "spiritual monkey" each wore masks and went on stage one after another, holding sunflower fans, colorful towels or grass. Around the front, back, left and right of the lion, they made all kinds of dancing movements of teasing, attracting, shocking and fearing in a humorous and humorous way, and cooperated with the frog and lion to perform such movements as itching, licking, shaking, rolling, jumping, falling, tumbling and standing upright. In rural areas, folk artists will dance several times on festive days such as holidays, and villagers are always tired of watching them.
In the 199s, Lechang Frog Lion Dance participated in a cultural parade. In the middle and late 199s, it gradually faded out of people's sight due to the impact of the market. Fortunately, the inheritors of Sanxi Frog and Lion passed on this folk art..
At present, Sanxi frog lion has been recommended by Shaoguan City to apply for the third batch of intangible cultural heritage protection projects in Guangdong Province. The local Party committee and government attached great importance to supporting the development of this folk art, and they said that they would carry forward the frog and lion dance.
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