獅分南獅及北獅,北獅造型酷似真獅,全身披金黃色 長毛,矯小可人動作靈活。頭上有紅結者為雄性,緑結者為雌性。

南獅分[佛裝]和[鶴裝],[鶴裝]嘴部多似鴨嘴。[佛裝]則面型及嘴部較闊。

而[馬來西亞]則將[鶴裝]鼻部改細,及加兔毛,使其形狀更祥和及可愛,形成今日的[馬來西亞鶴裝]和[馬來西亞佛裝]。

現時扎作獅頭多由中國,香港及馬來西亞製作,各具特色。而香港及馬來西亞的獅頭價格較昂貴,但外型美觀。中國較便宜,而製作獅頭的公司,在不斷吸收馬來西亞獅的特色及改良,現已成最大的輸出的國家。附圖為兩者的比較,黃緑為中國製造,銀藍為馬來西亞出品。

南獅早期多以黃,紅,黑三色為主.三色中各具代表.黃色代表劉備,黃臉白鬚,腦後有三個金錢,代表智,仁,勇俱備.紅色代表關公,紅臉黑鬚,腦後有兩金錢,代表智,勇雙全.黑色代表張飛,黑臉黑鬚,年少氣盛,腦後有一金錢,代表勇.而現在的舞獅造型,為了適合獅藝比賽,不再單純黃,紅,黑三色,多以顏色鮮艷為主,務求突出,以吸引觀眾,多以金,銀二色為主.

北獅 North Lion

南獅South Lion(鶴裝)

南獅South Lion(佛裝) 

(馬來西亞鶴裝)

(馬來西亞佛裝)   　

Types of Lions

Lion dancing can be divided into 2 types: the South and the North. The North type of lions looks quite real. These lions have golden yellow hair and their movement is swift. The lions with red ribbon represent the male lions while the lions with green ribbon represent the female lions

The South type of lions can be grouped into 2 kinds. The first one has a big mouth and a large face. The second one has a flat mouth.

In Malaysia, the lions in the lion dancing have been modified. They have small noses and wear white hair.

Now, most lions are manufactured in Hong Kong, China and Malaysia. The lions produced by Hong Kong and Malaysia are more expensive. Since the lions produced by China are cheaper and she becomes a major exporter. Here are two pictures illustrating the differences of lions between China and Malaysia.

The lion heads can divided into 3 categories: Lau’s, Kwan’s and Cheung’s. Lau, Kwan and Cheung are the famous generals in the past in China.

In Hong Kong, most lions in dancing have 3 colors: yellow, red and black. The yellow color of lions represents General Lau because Lau had a yellow face and white beard. There are 3 coins behind lions’ brain which mean intelligence, kindness and bravery. The red color of lions represents General Kwan because Kwan had a red face and black beard. There are 2 coins behind lions’ brain which mean intelligence and bravery. The black color of lions represents General Cheung who had a black face and black beard. There is a coin behind lions’ brain which means bravery.

At present, the colors of lions have more colors for sake of getting higher score in competitions and attracting more viewers. The colors of gold and silver become popular. ”. 

舞獅分「南獅」及「北獅」。中國每逢節日,多以舞龍舞獅慶祝。北獅舞動時多以跳躍為主,與南獅的威猛,各異其趣。而北獅中多以雌雄一對,配以一對小北獅。在表演中雌雄二獅,配以馴獅郎跳躍翻騰,以娛觀眾。若配以小北獅,則以小北獅嬉戲玩弄大北獅,而大北獅則以弄兒為樂,表現溫馨家庭樂。

    南獅造型威猛,舞動時多注重馬步。給人剛猛有餘,而活躍不足的感覺。早期多配以大頭佛引領舞動,現今則配以椿陣為主。而「黃飛鴻獅藝博物館」已集合南獅的優點,再採取北獅的跳躍,演繹成現今的南獅表演方式,稱之為「南獅北舞」。

The Art of Lion Dancing

In China, in festivals, people like having lion dancing. The lion dancing can be divided into 2 categories: the South and the North. The North stream focuses on jumping. During performing, there are 2 lions (male & female). There are 2 baby lions, too. They look like a family and play together happily.

The South focuses on style and footsteps during performing. In the past, the lions were led by then big head guys. At present the lion dancing focus on performing on logs.

Nowadays, in the lion dancing competitions, most participants adopt the lion dancing originated from the South. They also use various kinds of props such as wire and logs. Walking on logs means walking in hills while walking on wire means crossing bridges. During the performance, there should be a complete story. The performers should be able to display anger, happiness, sadness, joy, motion, silence, horror and suspicion. They also display the footsteps of lions.

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