2024 world chinese lion king championship kicks off in nanjing
2024-09-22
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original title: 2024 world chinese lion king championship kicks off in nanjing
xinhua news agency, nanjing, september 21 (reporter dong yixing) the 2024 world chinese lion king championship opened in nanjing on the 21st. the southern lion high-pile free routine project attracted eight teams from china, singapore, malaysia, myanmar, thailand and other countries and regions to participate. the huang liansheng lion dance troupe of xixiang oyster industry in bao'an district, shenzhen, china and the singapore tengyi sports association won the gold medal.
due to the weather, the southern lion high-pole free-selected routine competition originally scheduled to be held at the confucius temple tianxia wenshu square was temporarily moved to the golden eagle world shopping center, attracting many citizens to stop and watch.
"holding dragon and lion dance competitions in shopping malls can better spread publicity, and also allow the public to get closer to the lion dance culture, feel the spirit of the athletes, and let everyone appreciate that traditional culture is around them." ye zhongming, coach of foshan nanhai huang feihong zhonglian cable wushu dragon and lion dance association, said. his team won the silver medal for the southern lion high-stance free optional routine.
kiki, 25, was attracted by the sound of gongs and drums while shopping with her family in the mall and watched the exciting competition of four teams. she said: "i am very happy to see the inheritance of traditional culture. i have only seen domestic performances before, but i didn't expect that different countries have their own characteristics. the overall performance this time is very exciting." she hopes to see more such cultural activities in the future.
on the afternoon of the 22nd, the traditional southern lion dance competition will be held at the confucius temple tianxia wenshu square. it is expected that teams from countries and regions such as indonesia, australia, and canada will also participate in the competition. at the same time, there will also be dragon and lion dance performances, dragon and lion cultural exchanges and other rich activities.
the event is guided by the international dragon and lion sports federation, supported by the asian dragon and lion sports federation, hosted by the chinese dragon and lion sports association, and undertaken by the nanjing sports bureau, qinhuai district people's government and jiangsu dragon and lion sports association.
source: xinhuanet
