There are different opinions about the origin of lion dance. Written records of Tang Gaozu's activities designed to receive guests after his accession to the throne, in which the performance of "Wufang Lion Dance" is considered to be the embryonic form of today's lion dance; another is that the lion dance was introduced from the Middle East, also known as "Golden Mao roar". More than 1,900 years ago, through economic exchanges, the Iranian Ambassador paid tribute to lions and other animals through the Silk Road to China. Later, people gradually processed and artisticized the image of lions. The lion dance first went to the Imperial Palace and then spread to the public. However, it was not popular at that time. By the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, because of the anti-Qing and rehabilitating organizations among the people, and because of the convenience of gathering and carrying, people of lofty ideals became popular for a time. In the Qing Dynasty, lion dancing was prevalent, and lion dancers would wear colored clothes, hold ropes, tie a colorful ball to lead lions to dance. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, folk lion dance combined with dance and martial arts movements began to spread abroad and became a frequent festival performance item for overseas Chinese. The real history of lion dancing originated from the Han Dynasty. According to the Records of History, there was a way of performing as beasts in ancient China. Emperor Wudi of Han Dynasty joined the Western Regions and made alliances with other countries. When visiting special envoys from different countries, he would serve with singing and dancing, with actors wearing masks, birds and animals, singing and dancing to show his welcome. However, guests from all over the world saw that lion and animal skins were missing in the procession of dressing up beasts, because there were no lions and animals in China at that time. Later, through cultural exchanges, real lions came to China from West Asia through the Silk Road. Lion taming dance, an ancient acrobatic show in West Asia, first came to China to lead real lion performers, then known as "lion tamer", and accompanied them. Because the transportation was not developed at that time and the real lion was rarely transported to China, the thrilling and exciting lion taming dance could only be held in the imperial palace. The common people could not watch it. So the folk artists used their artistic conception to shape and decorate the lion according to books and legends, and made it into a fake lion to highlight the lion. The broad forehead, the nose, the mouth, gives a sense of both courage and gentleness, both majesty and vitality. Since then, there has been the emergence of folk lion dance. Early records of lion dancing appeared in the Wei Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, people invited Buddha statues out of temples and temples to visit the streets on April 4 to show their respect. In front of the procession, people lined up with masks and skins, dressed as lions, and set out on the side of the road, which also had the effect of suppressing evil spirits. Exorcism. Therefore, lion dance prevailed in Buddhism during the northern and Southern Dynasties. After the northern and Southern Dynasties, other birds and animal dances were gradually eliminated, but only lion dance has been popular. From the Jin Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, lion dancing activities were gradually promoted. Bird and animal dancing was more popular in the Sui Dynasty. This kind of bird and animal dancing was usually held during the Lantern Festival. By the Tang Dynasty, lion dancing had become an indispensable activity for festival celebrations in courts, barracks and civilians. For those with large scale, it was called "Lion Dance of Five Squares". This kind of dance was divided into four groups: east, south, west, north and central. Four lions wore colored clothes in front of each lion, with red scarves on their heads and red hands. The lion dances with the lion, while the lion acts in coordination with the lion dancers, performing various dance postures and playing drums. There are 140 people singing and dancing together, singing Huren songs and dancing around five lions. The scene is great and the atmosphere is lively. Since the Ming Dynasty, lion dance has developed from outdoor to indoor. Lion production has made breakthroughs. Instead of using arch buckets to lift beams and replacing middle pillars, lion dance is more like a lion. Its waving movements have changed, and the lion team can dance happily. Lion dance originated in the Han and Tang dynasties before 2000. Lions are auspicious things in ancient times, like auspicious signs, bring good luck. The lion represents the axiom, turns the evil spirit into a lucky one and exorcise evil spirits. Therefore, during the festival, serious celebrations and the opening of major businesses, banks or institutions, as well as luxury wine banquets, lion dancing and drum dancing are numerous, adding a warm atmosphere for auspicious purposes.

    Chinese folk lion dance is divided into southern lion and Northern lion in different regions.

    Southern lion's appearance is covered with Lin Jia. It has many colors of gold, silver, red, yellow, black and blue. It is colorful, but most of them are gold and silver. Its shape is exaggerated and vivid. Southern Lion's performance emphasizes overall cooperation, highlighting the lion's joy, anger, suspicion, surprise, sleep, awakening and other emotional changes. Lion dance has double lion performances, paired and lively. There are more lion dance groups, powerful and magnificent. Green picking is the climax of lion dancing. Green lettuce is used to make money. The lion is awakened to gather green at the door. The lion is making money and the lion is thriving and prosperous. There are different formations in the picking lions. During the period, the plum blossom pile is hard to find.

    The Southern Lion North Dance is composed of the Southern Lion body and the Northern Lion's lightweight and innovative dancing. The Southern Lion North Dance mainly pays more attention to difficult movements than before. The skill of collecting green is novel and wonderful. The action is bold, innovative and thrilling, which makes people shoot the case amazingly.

    The North Lion is not as big as the South Lion. Its body is covered with a lion's quilt with reeling hair. It has simple animal hair color. The pants and shoes of the performers are all matched with real lion's fur color. Its appearance is vivid. The North Lion plays more important actions such as throwing, falling, rolling, jumping, jumping and scratching. The role of the North Lion is played with the cooperation of the sensitive and proud fitness section inspired by warriors, dancing in the rhythm of Beijing gong, Beijing cymbal and Beijing drum. It not only shows the lion's vigor and bravery, but also describes the warrior's wit and humour, giving people the enjoyment of boasting and inspiring.