中英双语话中国民风民俗 第164期:舞狮的起源

The Origin of Chinese Lion Dance

舞狮的起源

The Chinese Lion Dance goes back some one thousand years. The first record of the performance of an early form of the Lion Dance dates to the early Qin and Han Dynasties (Third Century B. C)

中国的舞狮可以追溯到一千年。舞狮的早期形式可以追溯到早期的秦汉时期（公元前三世纪）

The lions express joy and happiness. From the fourth day to the fifteenth of the New Year, lion dance groups would tour from village to village in traditional China.

狮子表达喜悦和幸福。从新年的第四天到第十五天，在传统中国舞狮团会游览各村。