Kylin dance (kylin dance in dachangkeng)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Qilin dance

Applicant: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province

Project No.: 640

Project No.: Ⅲ - 43

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: traditional dance

Region: Guangdong Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province

Protection unit: Da Chuan Keng Qilin Association, Dalang office, Longhua District, Shenzhen

Kirin dance (Kirin dance in dachangkeng)

Applicant: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province

Danchuankeng village's dancing Qilin began in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty (the beginning of Xie's ancestors' settlement in this area), and has a history of more than 400 years. The residents of dachunkeng village are all Hakkas. It is said that their ancestors came from Wuyi Lane in Henan Province and later moved to Guangdong via Fujian Province. The custom of dancing Kirin in dachunkeng village is a typical embodiment of Hakka folk custom.

"Qilin" is about six meters long and bright in red and green. The dance consists of worshiping the front hall, walking around Dawei, Shuanglin meeting, picking the green, visiting the garden, dozing off, walking around Dawei and three worships. Then there was a martial arts performance. Accompanied by drums, gongs, cymbals and suona (local name is Xi DI), the performance is mainly composed of sanqitou tunes. The melodious music and Qilin dance complement each other.

Da Chuan Keng dance Kirin inherits the routine and performance techniques of the ancestors comprehensively and completely. It is a representative of the local traditional dance in Shenzhen and has a certain influence in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.