The Formation and Folk Implication of Dragon Dance in Hong’an, Hubei

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10.2991/assehr.k.210106.039How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Hong’an, dragon dance, folk implication, cultural function, artistic value

Abstract

Hong’an dragon dance in Hubei presents folk customs and beliefs in an artistic way, which enjoys high folk and artistic value. To investigate the way that the custom integrates into local people’s daily life, the methods of induction and data collection are employed to demonstrate the formation, folk implication and artistic value of dragon dance in Hong’an, Hubei. The results show its formation can be explained by multiple factors. The identity of traditional culture, belonging, and national cohesion reflect the folklore implication that symbolizes auspiciousness, disaster elimination and blessing, implies the traditional consciousness of group psychology and the utilitarian goal, and accumulates the deepest spiritual pursuit and aesthetic taste of the masses.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ming Chen
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/01/06
TI  - The Formation and Folk Implication of Dragon Dance in Hong’an, Hubei
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Arts, Design and Contemporary Education (ICADCE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 200
EP  - 203
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210106.039
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210106.039
ID  - Chen2021
ER  -