Thursday, February 25, 2010

Attack of the lions


Recently my office have been invaded by two lion.. acctually my company had a Lion's dance ceremony.. one of my chinese buddy told me we've been blessed ada ong!!! . Managed to capture a video where the lions invaded my office :)

Check it out


Lion dance (simplified Chinese: 舞狮; traditional Chinese: 舞獅; pinyin: wǔshī) is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume. The lion dance is often mistaken as dragon dance. An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is operated by two people, while a dragon needs many people. Also, in a lion dance, the performers' faces are covered, since they are inside of the lion. In a dragon dance, the performers can be seen since the dragon is held upon poles. Basic lion dance fundamental movements can be found in most Chinese martial arts.


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