Company: China Sports Publications Corporation
Country: P.R. OF CHINA
Section: SPORT & SOCIETY
Discipline: Dance
Year: 2014
Director: Cui Yiming, Wang Xian, Sun Lei
Editing: Wang Ruiqi, Peter
Photography: Cui Yiming, Leng Xiao, Cai Xing
Soundtrack: Liu Zhen
Voice Off: Sheng Xiyou
Producer: Xu Jing, Cao Yong
Coproducer: Zhang Haifeng, Tu Xiaodong
Time: 26 min
Projection: Friday 18 November – 15.30 – Sala Donzelli
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Synopsis
Xiqiao Mountain, located in the southwest of Foshan is regarded as the home of “Nanquan Culture” by many martial arts fans. It is also famous as the birthplace of Huang Feihong, a grandmaster of martial arts.. During the traditional festivals and big events, there is always lion dance to liven up events. The lion dance performer and his taking over the stage in order to impress the audiences. There is no boundary between different countries and districts in this art, lion dance spreads out in Southeast Asia, Europe, America, and is no longer only centralized in Guang Dong province anymore. Where Chinese people are there is always a lion dance. In 2006, the Guangdong lion dance was approved by the State Councils as the first batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.