Brief History About Lion Dance The Lion was first performed during the Han Dynasty, from 206 A.D. to 24 A.D. There are four types of lions: 1) Pi Kou Shih-closed mouth Lion 2) Kai Kou Shih-Open mouth Lion 3) Pei Fang Shih-Northern/Peking/Beijing Lion 4) Hsing Shih-Southern Cantonese Lion. The Northern Lions originated in Beijing and often resembles a Pekinese Dog. The Northern Lions can be male or female, depending on color coordination and other small features. The Southern Lions is often the more popular of the two. The two most popular and used Southern lions used are the Fut-san and Hok-san. The Fut-san lions are much more rounder in shape while the Hok-san lions are flatter and has a duck-billed shaped mouth. The reading above was summarized and quoted from The Chinese Art of Lion Dancing.If you would like to learn more about the history of lion dance and/or go more in depth with the passages above, click here. Past Performances Tet Lunar New Year Celebration @ Christiana Dental Spa 2/7/2009 Lunar New Year Celebration @ Brandywine Springs School 1/31/2009 CSSA Lunar New Year Celebration @ University of Delaware 1/24/2009 "Ek Jhalak" Presented by Indian Student Association @ University of Delaware 11/1/2008 World Arts Fair V: China @ Cecil College 9/19/2008 ManYee and Samson's Wedding @ Winterthur Gardens 8/8/2008 Chinese Festival @ CACC 6/21/2008 Asian Heritage Month @ HSBC Bank 5/16/2008 CCSA Lunar New Year Celebration @ University of Delaware 3/15/2008 Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration @ John Dickinson High School 2/10/2008 CSSA Lunar New Year Celebration @ University of Delaware 2/9/2008 First Nights 2008 Wilmington 12/31/2007 "Tamasha" presented by Indian Student Association @ University of Delaware 11/17/2007 Six Flags America: Asian Fest Performance with John Hopkins University Lion Dance Troupe 9/3/2007 Chinese Festival @ CACC 6/22/2007 Asian Heritage Month @ HSBC Bank 5/18/2007 Dumpling Social 5/17/2007 Awakening Ceremony @ University of Delaware 4/21/2007 Copyright © Zhong Yi Lion Dance Troupe 2007. All Rights Reserved. | Site designed by Ben Tsang