What kind of activity is the unicorn dance, a national intangible cultural heritage?

The unicorn dance is also called the unicorn dance, and there is a saying that the "Wu" unicorn, which is a dance performance during the Ming Dynasty in China, and began to circulate among the people when the Southern Ming Dynasty perished. When the unicorn dance is moving, there is generally one person dancing the unicorn head, and the other person is dancing the unicorn tail, and then the two people through tacit cooperation, the unicorn's joy, anger, sorrow and other demeanor are vividly expressed, which can attract people's attention. This kind of unicorn dance also represents a kind of people's wish, and every festival will dance the unicorn to make the next year to be able to be safe and prosperous.

The unicorn is an auspicious animal in China, it is not a real creature, it is shaped by people's imagination. This animal has the effect of driving away evil spirits and avoiding ghosts in ancient folk, so many people also regard the unicorn as a symbol of auspiciousness. It is a kind of totem of our Chinese nation, and with the development of history, it has also become the object of creation in the field of literature, and it has gradually moved towards the plastic arts and performing arts.

Nowadays, the unicorn dance danced by people is actually a form of performing arts, and it is widely spread in Guangdong.

The unicorn dance was spread from the royal court to the folk of Sui County at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it has been circulated in the form of the Feng family, the unicorn dance in various parts of Guangdong Province was actually spread from Sui County at that time, and the Hakka people migrated from the north to the south at that time, and also brought the unicorn dance that was widely spread at that time, which became a kind of folk culture and art widely spread in Guangdong now. Now the unicorn dance has also been included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, and has become the key object of cultural heritage protection in China.

As an art form that prays for the common people to have good weather and peace and security, the unicorn dance is loved and inherited by the people, and we can also see the cultural characteristics of that era at that time.

The unicorn dance is an art form that prays for the common people to have a smooth wind and rain, the country and the people, and is loved and inherited by the masses of the people When the unicorn dance is moving, there is a person dancing the head of the unicorn, and the other person is dancing the tail of the unicorn. Every festival, there will be a unicorn dance

The national intangible cultural heritage of a unicorn dance is a kind of folk art, which is widely spread in Guangdong, also called the unicorn dance, which is an artistic activity for the common people to pray for good weather and peace in the country.

Qilin dance, a traditional Han folk cultural performance art, similar to lion dance performances, has been widely spread in Yunnan, Henan, Hebei, Guangdong, Shanxi and other provinces, and has been included in China's national intangible cultural heritage. Different ethnic groups in different regions have different unicorn shapes, and the more famous one is the Hakka unicorn shape.

I learned excellent traditional culture. The Qilin Dance, also known as the "Wu" Qilin, is a court dance performance of the Ming Dynasty in China, which was spread among the people when the Southern Ming Dynasty fell. When dancing, one person dances the head of the unicorn, one person dances the tail of the unicorn, and the two cooperate tacitly, so as to express the joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, surprise, suspicion, drunkenness, sleep and other movements of the legendary unicorn vividly.

During the New Year's holidays, people dance the unicorn to express the good wishes of welcoming auspiciousness and blessings, praying for good weather and peace of the country.

Qilin dance is a combination of **, dance, arts and crafts, acrobatics, not only has the value of aesthetic appreciation, but also has the research value of literature and art, religion, folklore, and history, which is a valuable property left by the ancestors to the descendants of China. "Qilin Dance" is the earliest animal-like dance in China, which is a rare totem dance of the Chinese nation that was produced in ancient times before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has precious research value in the history of folk dance. Like the Dragon Dance, it carries the spirit, beliefs, value orientation and aesthetic taste of the Chinese nation, and has special significance in the study of ethnology, folklore and religion.

The unicorn image has a history of 2,500 years, and it was originally a totem and a belief. Later, it developed into a philosophical sense and then into the field of literature. Eventually, it became the material for artistic creation such as ceramics, New Year paintings, paper-cutting, clay sculptures, embroidery, gold and jade ornaments, architecture, and sculpture.

With the development of Qilin culture, it is more prominently manifested in Qilin Dance. It integrates **, dance, arts and crafts, acrobatics, not only has the value of aesthetic appreciation, but also has the research value of literature and art, religion, folk customs, and history, which is a valuable property awarded by the ancestors to the descendants of China.

"Qilin Dance" is the earliest animal-like dance in China, which is a rare totem dance of the Han nationality that originated in the ancient times before the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period, and has precious research value in the history of folk dance. Like the dragon dance, it carries the spirit, faith, value orientation and aesthetic taste of the Han nation, and has special significance in the study of ethnology, folklore and religion. The unicorn image has a history of 2,500 years, and it was originally a totem and a belief.

Later, it developed into a philosophical sense and then into the field of literature. Eventually, he moved on to the plastic arts and performing arts, and became the material for artistic creations such as ceramics, New Year paintings, paper-cutting, clay sculptures, embroidery, gold and jade ornaments, architecture, and sculpture. With the development of Qilin culture, it is more prominently manifested in Qilin Dance.

It integrates **, dance, arts and crafts, acrobatics, not only has aesthetic appreciation value, but also has literary and artistic, religious, folklore, historical research value, which is a valuable property left by the ancestors to the descendants of China.

As a county with a long history and profound Han culture, SITC has a large number of intangible cultural heritage, and the unique and rare unicorn lion elephant dance was selected into the second batch of county-level intangible cultural heritage list of Haifeng County, Shanwei City on December 11, 29, so that the unicorn lion and elephant dance has been protected and promoted.