Experience of lion dance, photo by Weng Tianyu

On the afternoon of December 10, more than 20 young teachers and students from Beihang Ningbo Innovation Research Institute entered Meishan Lion Dance Inheritance and Experience Base to experience the charm of lion culture in Meishan Sub-district.

Young teachers and students stepped into the lion culture exhibition hall full of historical atmosphere. Here, from various lion-head carvings, exquisite lion-dancing costumes to art works combining painting and calligraphy, all showed the profound heritage and rich connotation of Meishan lion culture. Shen Haidi, representative inheritor of Ningbo city-level intangible cultural heritage "Meishan lion dance", explained the historical origin of Meishan lion culture in detail, and introduced the unique features of Meishan lion dance. "Meishan lion dance with its unique skills and prop improvement, improved the performance of dance." Said Shen Haidi.

Then, the young teachers and students had an interactive experience in the Lion Dance Experience Base. Under the guidance of professional instructors, everyone gradually mastered the basic movements of lion dance, and tried to pose a variety of poses. Spacious training ground, realistic lion props, gongs and drums and other musical instruments provided a good realistic experience for everyone. In the atmosphere of lion leaping and dragon soaring, all people was delighted.

"New youth manufacturing" classroom has sparked great interest among everyone, and the highly acclaimed dancing lion door pendant has returned once again.

“As a community gathering many young talents, Jinchuang Industrial Community pays close attention to the cultural needs of young people, and tries to meet the needs of young talents for diversified and high-quality cultural life through the way of Blue Bay Party building and joint construction, and resource sharing with other co-constructed units.” Gu Yunyun, Secretary of Party Committee of Jinchuang Industrial Community, said, “We will continue to deepen and implement cultural and sports activities for brands such as ‘New Youth Manufacturing’ and ‘Blue Bay Cup’ series of competitions, so as to provide more colorful cultural life experience for young people and inject youth power into Meishan’s long-term development.” (Reporter Weng Tianyu, correspondent Shen Qiongyun and Gu Tianyu)