The dragon body of Nanlong is relatively heavy, and the faucet is the heaviest part of the whole dragon. Nanlong's style is very imposing. because
Its weight, so in action, it does not pay attention to ingenuity like Veron, but to physical strength.
Generally, it takes about ten people, and a dragon ball and a dragon body are used to lead the South Dragon, which is about nine meters long. Because Nanlong does not pursue flexibility, the dragon body can be 20 meters, 100 meters long, or even 1000 meters long. The size of the faucet varies according to the length of the dragon body.
In production, Nanlong is more traditional, and the faucet is tied with bamboo paper. The traditional dragon body pattern is sewn on with cloth, and the dragon body pattern of the competition dragon is also painted on the cloth for lightness. Some of them are drawn by computer, and even sewn.
Nanlong's movements usually include turning in circles, S-bending and crossing the dragon's body.
Representative: Yangdian Gao Long Huangpi Dragon Dance
Yangdian Town, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province is a famous "hometown of dragon lanterns". Yangdian Dragon Lantern, called "Yangdian Gao Long" by Xiaogan, is the second batch of intangible cultural heritage in Xiaogan City and the third batch in Hubei Province. In the process of making Yangdian Dragon Lantern, the binding technology was improved on the basis of inheriting the traditional technology accumulated by ancestors. Due to the exquisite selection of materials and fine production, the dragon lantern is colorful, smart and lifelike.
The dragon head and dragon tail of Yangdian Dragon Lantern are in a typical "S" shape, which is hand-made by the local paper binding shop in Yangdian. There is a toad spider at the top of the faucet. A diagonal and a pair of "wings". The "wing" symbolizes the gill of the dragon, which is divided into one big and one small. The big wing has five long-winged seedlings and four short-winged seedlings, while the small wing has five short-winged seedlings, each with colorful flowers. The front of the faucet is called water nail, and the back is called dry nail. The eyes and tongue on the faucet can swing flexibly, and a small glass block is attached to the longan, which can reflect sunlight, thus making the whole dragon lantern more energetic, vivid and realistic. The knowledge of making dragon lanterns and tying dragon heads in Yangdian lies in longkou, "wings" and "dried nails" and longan.
In the past, on the fifth and sixth day of the first month of each year, the dragon head and tail were sent to the local paper shop, which was called "Zhalong Lantern". Faucets are made of bamboo, wood, paper and cloth. The dragon lanterns in Yangdian are generally twelve knots (including the dragon head and the dragon tail), and a few are twenty-four, but the dragon lanterns with many knots are generally not played, and there are at most two dragon lanterns in each place. The dragon clothes are woven and embroidered according to the five-color satin loom of "gold, wood, water, fire and earth", with dragons and dragon balls embroidered on the left and right sides of the front, phoenix and sun embroidered on the left and right sides of the back, and the word "sun" in the sun.
Huangpi dragon dance
Lantern is a unique name popular in Xiaogan area of Huangpi (Huangxiao area). Playing with lanterns in Huangxiao area refers to a rural temple fair that integrates lion dance, dragon dance, boat drifting, bamboo horse running, walking on stilts, fish lanterns and clam shell essence. It mainly says "playing with light" (that is, dragon dancing).
Huangpi district has a long history of playing with lanterns, and its traditional folk activities are rich and colorful, with a long history and enduring for more than a thousand years. Playing dragon lanterns and dancing lions on the Lantern Festival is a major folk custom of Huang Bei. There are 976 natural bays, 525 dragon lanterns, 970 lions and 45 floats in 270 administrative villages in the whole region. Every New Year, Huang Bei sends more than 200 police officers into villages and bays to "escort" dragon lanterns.
Huangpi is known as a small moon and a half years old, so playing with lanterns is the biggest, most solemn and lively folk religious entertainment in Huangpi area before and after the Lantern Festival during the Spring Festival. Its appearance is similar to a real lion. The whole body is made of ramie dyed dark green or golden yellow, sewn on double thick cloth, and combed into a dense lion body. Its head is huge and ferocious, fierce and terrible, with a big mouth that can be opened and closed, and a string of bronze bells hanging around its neck, the noise is deafening. When dancing, two people cooperate, one holding the head and the other doing the tail. The people behind follow the lion's head, follow the trend, move quickly, and the tail keeps shaking. The lion's big mouth opens and closes for a while. Another lion leader, dressed as a warrior, wore a Tang Dynasty bloomers shirt with tight buttons, a red belt around his waist, a green handkerchief around his head, fast riding boots and a hydrangea in his hand, and guided him in front of the lion. First, he punched and kicked, danced and lured the lion to dance, which led the lion to run, suddenly looked up, suddenly turned his head and bowed his head, suddenly crawled, and suddenly shook his head and wagged his tail.
Time: The time to play lanterns in Huangxiao area is mainly on the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th of the lunar calendar every year.
Venue: Lao Huang hand-painted the map of Wuhan Lantern Festival. 1. Huangpi Caijiazha Street, highlights: there are folk performances such as dragon dance, lion dance, walking on stilts and shrimp essence. Transportation: You can drive by car, or you can take the shuttle bus directly to Huangpi Caizha at the entrance of Jinjiadun coach station. There are also buses to Caizha at Huangpu intersection. 2. Chang Yan, Huangpi, Landscape: On the 14th night of the first month, there is a dragon dance parade. Every time the dragon lantern goes to the entrance of the village, there will be a incense table and a dragon welcoming ceremony in the village. Transportation: Huangpu Road 16 1 There is a shuttle bus to Chang Yan at the entrance of the hospital, or you can transfer at Huangpi. Can drive. 3. Xiaonan Yangdian Town, Aspect: Known as the "hometown of dragon dancing", transportation: to Yangdian, you can transfer from Xiaogan or Huangpi. Huangpu Road 16 1 There is a direct bus to Yangdian at the entrance of the hospital. Can drive. 4. Huang Wei Fan Ganji. Aspect: The largest Dragon Lantern Temple in Huangpi is here. Only lions and lotus boats are played here, not dragon lanterns. Transportation: You can transfer at Huangpi, or take the shuttle bus from Huangpi Road to Paulownia, get off at Dayi intersection, and then wait for a passing car at the intersection or sit numb to Fan Ganji. 5. Dayuwan, Huangpi, Aspect: On the morning of the fifteenth day of the first month, the dragon lanterns in the surrounding villages are competing in front of the temple. Transportation: You can drive by car. 6. Highlights of Luohan Temple Street in Huangpi: Dozens of dragon lanterns to Fumashan (elevation184m) Chaoshan Temple. The scale of the battle, the number of people and the spectacular scenes are extremely rare. Transportation: The shuttle bus to Paulownia passes through Luohan Temple. Can drive. 7. Huangpi Changxuanling Lvlin Village, Aspect: "Dragon Lantern at the Dragon King Point", 385 meters above sea level, is the highest mountain range in the area. Transportation: You can drive by car. Or go to Paulownia first, and then go to Lvlin Village to cover noodles or be numb. 8. Xinzhou Daoguan River. Aspect: There are dragon dances, lantern festivals, waist drum performances and brand gongs and drums performances in Daoguanhe Street. Transportation: There is a bus bound for Xinzhou at the entrance of Wuhan Port, and change to CMB bound for Daoguan River at Xinzhou Station. Can drive.
9. Mulan Mountain in Huangpi, Aspect: Mulan Mountain Square has Lantern Festival folk activities. The local high dragon lantern in Zhangjiachong Village is as famous as the famous Mulan Mountain. Transportation: There is no.292 bus to Qianchuan Street (Huangpi) in the west square of Hankou Railway Station. Can drive.
10. Highlights of Wang Jiahe Street in Huangpi: Mo Long Lantern, also known as Dragon Lantern, is popular in Heliuwan, Liangting Village, Wang Jiahe, huangpi district. The nine-section string consists of an S-shaped dragon lantern festival, symbolizing the birth of nine sons. Transportation: You can drive by car. Or turn to Huangpi. The style developed by peron in jiangbei.
As far as the dragon body is concerned, Bellon's dragon head is relatively small and light. The material can be tied with traditional paper or light glue, and it can make more expensive movements in a novel way, such as rolling left and right. Unlike Nanlong, Veron's range of action is much finer, so the physical strength required is relatively reduced.
Veron's actions are usually suitable for dark environments. Therefore, the material used to make peron is fluorescent.
Veron is very popular in the world. In China, Hongkong, Malaysia, Singapore and other places, dragon dance art competitions and performances are often held.