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When you travel to a city and want to feel the city's culture, one of the things you want to do is to see the iconic "sculptures" in the city. A good sculpture not only contains a piece of history of the city, but also contains rich culture and art, which can arouse people's feelings.

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Shanshan and her three girls were traveling to Zhanjiang this time. When they visited the Golden Coast Viewing Corridor in Xiashan Mountain, they were deeply impressed by the iconic sculpture "Dragon Dance" composed of "38 bronze figures" standing on the coast.

impression.

The Golden Coast Sea Viewing Corridor, also known as the Xiashan Sea Viewing Corridor, is one of the environmental projects implemented by the local government to build Zhanjiang into a regional central city and promote Zhanjiang’s second entrepreneurship. It is open to citizens and tourists free of charge.

There is no commercial atmosphere and no crowds of people. Therefore, whenever I have free time in the morning and evening, which is also the time when the sun rises and sets, Shanshan and the other three girls will wander along this beautiful sea view corridor. This place allows me to spend my time in Zhanjiang.

Had a great time.

Every time, when Shanshan and her three girls walk to the "Human and Dragon Dance" sculpture on the main platform of the mangrove plank road in the sea view corridor, they always stop for a moment, taking advantage of the brilliance of sunrise and sunset to savor this sculpture that can embody "

It seems that you can’t get enough of the iconic sculpture of “The Soul of Traditional Dance of Leizhou Peninsula”.

The Human-Dragon Dance is the product of special social and historical factors and regional natural conditions.

The "Human Dragon Dance" in Zhanjiang began around the end of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming army, which was defeated by the Qing army, retreated to Leizhou Peninsula and Donghai Island during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In order to boost the morale of the Ming army, the local people arranged a dance.

A dance, which later became the Human-Dragon Dance.

After that, the human-dragon dance spread in Zhanjiang and reached its peak during the Qianjia and Qing Dynasties.

At this time, the human dragon dance incorporated various customs of ancient island people such as dragon entertainment, dragon worship, sea worship, ancestor worship, and god worship into the "human dragon dance", embodying the unique human dragon dance performance form and

"Human Dragon" spirit.

You must know that the dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation. The human-dragon dance embodies the spirit of unity and pioneering spirit of the Chinese nation. It contains the cultural connotation of harmony between man and nature and the benefit of mankind. It is a symbol of the Chinese spirit and a symbol of Chinese people’s auspicious celebrations.

The most common form of entertainment during the festival and blessing season is an extremely precious cultural heritage of the Chinese nation.

The "Human and Dragon Dance" sculpture in front of Shanshan's three girls adopts the form of Zhanjiang's large-scale performing arts human and dragon dance. It consists of "38 bronze figures" forming a long dragon sculpture. It stands on the observation deck by the sea and looks majestic.

The basic dimensions of this "Human and Dragon Dance" sculpture are 16 meters long x 4 meters wide x 0.3 meters high. The surface pasting material is South African white gold sand (black).

The sculpture consists of: 1 adult sculpture of a dragon dancer, 2.3 meters high, made of 316 stainless steel; 18 adult sculptures, 2.3 meters high, made of high-quality copper; 19 youth sculptures, 1.8 meters high, made of high-quality copper

Made of copper.

On the side of the main viewing platform, that is, on the side of the human-dragon dance statue, there is a sign that introduces Zhanjiang’s “Human-Dragon Dance” in detail: The Human-Dragon Dance is a unique folk festive performance in Zhanjiang, popular in the Leizhou Peninsula, and is still popular today.

It has a history of hundreds of years. Due to its uniqueness and ornamental value, it presents an optimistic and positive spirit and appearance. It was invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It enjoys a high reputation and is a famous folk cultural business card of Zhanjiang.

After reading the introduction on the sign, Shanshan and the other three girls turned their eyes back to the statue of the dancing man and dragon.

Although the statue in front of me only shows a fixed movement, through the movements, I have many pictures in my mind: The adults among the performers have practiced the steady movements and footwork of quickly lifting people up on their shoulders. They lift the children

Carrying it up, it forms a smooth and changeable formation. The movements are completed in one go, and the scene is full of dynamics. The entire human dragon dance includes unique performance routines such as dragon rising, dragon nodding, dragon piercing the clouds, and tornado waves. It also embodies the Chinese dragon culture.

An important part of extension and development.

After this time, when Shanshan and her three girls continued to stay in Zhanjiang, they had a better understanding of the human-dragon dance during their interactions with the locals, so much so that they always hoped to have the opportunity to see this "human-dragon dance" live.

"Performance.

To watch the "Human and Dragon Dance" performance, you have to go to Donghai Island, Zhanjiang. Because the Human and Dragon Dance in Dongshanwei Village, Dongshan Town, Donghai Island, Zhanjiang is known as "One of the Best in the East". During the performance, dozens to hundreds of young adults and teenagers

They all wear shorts and their bodies are connected to form a "long dragon".