At the beginning of the month eight to the center field watching Dragon

The Chinese nation takes the dragon as the descendant, the Dragon is the Chinese nation self-improvement spirit symbol. China's largest population is the farmers, the most widely on the ground is the countryside, and nature, the weather is the most closely related to agriculture, the farmers to the dragon placed the hope of life, dance Dragon is still the farmers pray for the New Year harvest good luck solemn ceremony, as well as the spring Festival Slack entertainment activities. The Dragon Dance has become the Chinese nation praises the motherland, praises the happy life important literature form, whether is in the prosperous city, still is in the quiet countryside, as long as has the Chinese place, can see the dragon dance.

Guizhou Zunyi County Spring Festival Dragon dance activities throughout the county, the formation of long ping Langzhong, Xinglong, Shangji, Triad, three fork, and many other places to play Dragon famous.
"Long ping Langzhong Dragon Lantern" There are two main, one is made with cloth, day in the street celebrations, men and women to play the Watch "Color dragon." The other is a paper paste, looks simple and inconspicuous, by the men at night to play a thrilling fire dragon. Long ping Langzhong color Dragon production fine, colorful, lifelike, has participated in the city to meet the Hong Kong reunification celebrations, central heart-to-heart art troupe of joint performance and other large-scale activities, "Long ping Langzhong Dragon Lantern" Shine, won acclaim from all walks of life. In the hearts of the people, the kind of each dragon body Candle, bright dragon is the true meaning of the "Dragon Lantern", which is the most prosperous village features.
Located in the county Nan Bai Luquan to Long Ping between the central village, only a 2000-meter long street, inhabited more than 350 households more than 1400 villagers. Xinglong Dragon Dance Custom has been handed down for hundreds of years, according to the Elder, Dragon Lantern is the village during the Spring Festival is the most popular literary activities.
Like other places, Xinglong village's Dragon dance tradition was once "capitalism" during the "Cultural Revolution" period. After the reform and opening up, the local people in order to change the monotonous rural amateur cultural life, and the traditional hing up. Especially in the past few years the masses have been rich, most people have built the building, life is prosperous, but also to celebrate. For this day, many people who go out also have to come back to attend. A 30-kilometer-radius crowd will also come and watch
Central village play Dragon Lantern has many fastidious, for the local people, every year the Spring Festival is at the beginning of the month eight, this day to parade, New Year and play Dragon, more than New Years Eve also lively.
Starting from mid-April, the Lantern Festival is ready to be arranged. Every family to the Dragon Lantern will pay to contribute, we all take part in the Dragon dance proud. The day of the official "Out of the Dragon", the dragon in the nearby countryside should North Korea. In general, more than 10 dragons are gathered each year, and there are 30 of them in a year.
Play Dragon Day, antique Xinglong Street, every household decorations. Around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, every household early eat nianyefan, people side with the soil gunpowder, iron filings, fill in wankou thick bamboo tube, make Earth fireworks, while watching the wonderful Dragon Lantern, floats, bands, color fish, shrimp, mussel, flower basket, lantern, lion dance Procession parade.
The well-trained Dragon Lantern first wants to go door to house for folks. Each family in the doorway a long bench as a case, put incense, money paper and a bowl of water. Light team every to a, will ceremonial platoon open, articulate, discourse with color lantern leader will host murmuring, impromptu say free from disaster, good luck blessing, Master will take out cigarettes and tea warm hospitality. Those who cover the new house and have a happy birthday, prefer the Dragon team's congratulations. Every auspicious word will ring a sound of gongs and drums and the echoes of the crowd. Then by Longlai water, incense, paper and so on.
The sky gradually darkened, ten Li eight township of men and women and young families have been pouring into the small street, stuffed into a crowded, choose a good viewing position, waiting to play dragon performance.
After the end of the dragon, all of them will be gathered in the street. The new young men began to wear protective helmets, glasses, a lot of armed with the body, those experienced and courageous people are playing shirtless, each dragon is ready to play the battle.
8:30 P.M., the night completely enveloped the Earth, then entered the central village Dragon dance performance climax. In the sound of the gongs and drums, the first dragon led the bright Orb rushed into the street, rushed into the crowd of onlookers to dance up, in a twinkling, the whole street million gun Qi Ming, deafening, fireworks flying, colorful. Where the dragon went, every household lit up a pre-prepared fireworks and a string of firecrackers, in firecrackers, fireworks array, the Bead Lamp Guide the Dragon and back swimming around, hovering. The man is dancing the long Dragon jump, a row of dragons in the small street shuttling back and forth, applauded cheers constantly. Smoke, Xiang long clouds, the holiday night shines red red, the whole street like boiling, everywhere is a happy sea.
The habit of the central village is that no firecrackers welcome the farewell, the Dragon will not go forward to another family. If the dragon to a door, firecrackers did not ring, the people will loudly call the host to take firecrackers fireworks. That night, the Dragon has to play for a few hours, to repeat back and forth four or five times, until each home firecrackers, fireworks, so that the people to see the fun. Late at night, in the lantern headman or there are happy people's door performance "Rob Treasure", play dragon to take the adult ladder, from a few meters high place the host family hung red envelopes to hand, those skilled, with tacit understanding is the last victor.

Center Village Dragon Lantern Worship day, with firecrackers fireworks popular dances, celebrate prosperity and other a series of harmonious customs, this is full of rustic folk tradition, year after year, generations. Let the carnival festive in the people more excited, let people more taste of the Spring Festival peace, warm thick year flavor. Once seen, this shock will surely never be forgotten.

Qiao Xu

At the beginning of the month eight to the center field watching Dragon