A Study on dance Folklore of La Lion Dance in Fengping, Hunan Province, China

There are currently about 138 lion dances distributed in China. The lion dance in most China is a dance with strong elements of entertainment and acrobatics. However, FengPing nuo Lion Dance in Hunan Province, unlike the traditional Chinese lion dance, is a lion dance with a strong ritual element that brings the lion god to the village and enjoys it with the villagers. As FengPing nuo Lion Dance still adheres to the purpose of the lion dance in the past, FengPing nuo Lion Dance was designated as an intangible cultural asset in Hunan province in 2012. In response, the researchers wanted to learn the FengPing nuo Lion Dance and examine its value as an intangible heritage of FengPing nuo Lion Dance in Hunan Province based on their field research.In China, Hunan Province is a barren region and is an area where cultural exchange is difficult. This natural environment provided a place for FengPing nuo Lion Dance, which has a history of 500 years. FengPing nuo Lion Dance is a ritual dance with the structure of pleased lion god, Entertainment lion god, and lion god send. This dance, like Northern green lion dance in Korea, call on every house during the show. At this time, Nazarene plays all around in the order of east, south, west, north, and center. FengPing nuo Lion Dance consists of three lions (Wen the lion, Wu the lion, and Shen the lion) and four lion-assisted figures (TuDi-gong, SeSeng, Zhuba-jie, and SunWu-kong), and has 108 episodes. FengPing nuo Lion Dance is carried out in the meaning of the wall view on the first day of the first lunar month. Depending on the purpose of the house s request, the Saja dance is performed by selecting the appropriate content from 108 programme. In this regard, FengPing nuo Lion Dance is not a stuffed Buddhist dance, but a representative dance that shows the living form of a Buddhist monk, or a typical dance, while sharing it with them in the daily lives of the present residents.