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2016-02-01 16:43
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作者：上海新东方整理
Lion Dance in Chinese History
There is no lion at all in China. The lions in China and also the image of lions were imported fromIndia in the Han dynasty.
中国本无狮子，中国的狮子及关于狮子的形象主要是在汉代开始从印度传入的。
There was the game to play with lions in the Period of the Three Kingdoms, but according to thenotes, the lions they played with were not real ones.
在三国时期，已经有戏狮的活动。而且，从其注释的内容来看，舞狮时舞动的并非真狮，而是狮子的形象。
Lions are brave mighty.In addition, they are from India, the Buddhist country, so they arequite legendary in the eyes of Chinese.
狮子很威猛，加上狮子又来自佛国印度，因此，在中国人的心目中，狮子是颇具神奇色彩的。
Chinese think that lions are brave and fierce, which could not only symbolize power andcourage but also suppress the demns and drive the evils off.
他们认为狮子威武勇猛，不仅象征着力量和勇敢，还能镇妖驱邪，
Therefore, they worship the lions as the embodiment of good lucks and safety.In front of thegate of the Chinese buildings, there are two stone or bronze lions, which shows the idea.
所以他们把狮子奉为吉祥和平安的化身。中国的许多建筑物门前通常都要摆上一对石狮或铜狮也反映了这种思想。
In the Tang dynasty, the lion dance was quite popular.There was a performance “the fivedirection Lion dance” in the palace.There were more than 100 actors,ten of whom acted as evelions in different colors,and ten held the red horse-tail whiskers to tease the lions, and therewas also a team of vocal accompaniment of 140 people.
唐代的舞狮子活动十分流行，当时，在宫廷中有一种名为“五方狮子舞”的演出，参演人数达100多人，其中有10人扮演成5头颜色各不相同的狮子，由10人手持红拂逗引狮子，另外还有140人的伴唱队伍。
The Southern Lion and the Northern Lion-the Regional Features of the Lion Dance
舞狮表演的地域特色
There are different lion dances--the Southern Lion and the Northern Lion because of thedifferent action regions.They have differences in the materials,methods and the skills ofperformance.
舞狮子活动因特点和地域的不同而有南狮与北狮之分，它们在制作狮子的材料、方式以及表演手法上均不相同。
The Southern Lion is the lion dance performed in the South of China.The lion head is usuallymade of bamboo strips, decorated with some glass,and looks very gorgeous.
南狮即在南方表演的狮子舞，也被称为“文狮”。它通常用竹蔑制成狮头，再在狮头上装上玻璃等饰物，较为华丽；
The movements are gentle and exquisite and mainly show the lovely and funny characters oflions,so the Southern Lion is also called “the Civil Lion”,The Northern Lion is performed in theNorth.
表演动作柔和、细腻，主要表现狮子的活泼可爱和风趣诙谐。北狮是指在北方表演的狮子舞，也被称为“武狮”。
The lion head is made of carved wood and weighs dozens of jin.The heaviest one amounts tomore than 90 jin,so it has a high request to the physical strength of performers.
狮头用木头雕成，重达数十斤，最重的甚至可达90多斤，因此，它对舞狮者的体力有较高的要求。
The Northern Lion dance stresses on the difficult movements,such as the jumps and rolls etc.,inorder to express the power and agility of lions.Therefore, the Northern Lion is also called “theMilitary Lion”.
北狮在表演时讲究跳跃、翻滚等有难度的动作，主要表现狮子的威猛、迅捷。
Even at present the lion dance is a necessary performance in every traditional festivalbecause of its moral to drive off the evils and pray for good luck in addition to thedangerous,incentive and exciting scene.
因为舞狮子活动有驱邪求吉的寓意，加上舞狮子表演惊险、刺激，场面热烈，因此，即使在今天，每逢传统佳节，舞狮子仍是不可或缺的表演项目。
From 1990s,there have appeared different lion dance competitions,such as the National LionDance Contest,the World Lion King Contest,the World Dragon-Lion Contest and the World LionDance Contest etc.,which have promoted the lion dance greatly.
从20世纪90年代开始，还出现了各种形式的舞狮大赛，诸如全国醒狮大赛、国际狮王赛、国际对狮赛、国际醒狮赛等等，极大地推动了舞狮活动的发展。
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