摘要
The Maolong lantern of the Gelao features a colorful, fierce-looking dragon with majestic horns, glaring eyes, and a wide-open mouth.Hundreds of bamboo hoops are banded with cloth or paper strips to make the animal＇s body. In the folk custom of the Gelao, the lively dragon dance expresses a request for good weather for a bumper crop harvest, and for prosperity and peace. The festival falls on the 1 lth day of the lunar month.
The Maolong lantern of the Gelao features a colorful,fierce-looking dragon with majestic horns,glaring eyes,and a wide-open mouth.Hundreds of bamboo hoops are banded with cloth or paper strips to make the animal’s body.In the folk custom of the Gelao,the lively dragon dance expresses a request for good weather for a bumper crop harvest,and for prosperity and peace.The festival falls on the 11th day of the lunar month.
