At Jinli street we also had the experience of enjoying one of the most famous traditional performances associated with China: The Dragon dance (simplified Chinese: 舞龙; traditional Chinese: 舞龍; pinyin: wǔ lóng)
The dance is performed by a team of dancers who manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon. The dance team mimics the supposed movements of this river spirit in a sinuous, undulating manner while it chases a sphere that symbolizes power..
In China, dragons are believed to bring good luck to people, therefore the longer the dragon in the dance, the more luck it will bring to the community. They are also believed to possess qualities that include great power, dignity, fertility, wisdom and auspiciousness and they eventually became an emblem to represent imperial authority. The movements in a performance traditionally symbolize historical roles of dragons demonstrating power and dignity.
This dance we saw was impressive! the music sounded all over the narrow streets of Jinlin area and there you had Joselyn and I chasing the dragon to take pictures and enjoy the powerful fight lead by men attired in yellow customs...
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