It should be said that if it were to follow the normal situation, Ning Weimin would never be fooled by this.

He is so familiar with the old man, he can't even hear the words, isn't that stupid?

But who didn't let him sleep well today?

It is probably the lack of sleep that affects the performance of IQ.

He didn't turn the string, and instinctively responded with a mouthful.

"Okay, it's a gamble."

However, this kind of knowledge is the old man's strength, and he can still have his good.

The result is real mud.

Don't look at the simplicity of the question raised by Kang Shude, Ning Weimin really can't answer it.

The first question the old man asked, "Why do the lions in the lion dance like to play with hydrangea? Who has ever seen a real lion play with a ball? There is no circus." What's going on?"

Then the second question is, "Why do traditional lions in our country guard the gates?" Temples and palaces are guarded by a pair of stone lions, but there are no real lions in the real world to watch the gates. And the stone lion still has a bell on his chest, what's going on?"

Good guy, don't say that Ning Weimin blushed, dumb and speechless, even Luo Guangliang, who was watching the excitement next to him, was a little stupid.

And it must be said that these two questions really stimulated the curiosity of the two young people.

Even Luo Guangliang didn't watch the lion dance anymore, and focused all his attention on Kang Shude and Ning Weimin, waiting for the plot to evolve and reveal the answer.

It's just that Uncle Bian seems to know the roots, hehe, he doesn't say anything, and he also beats the side drum.

"Wei Min, you can't answer, right? I am willing to lose the gamble, and hurry up and pay for your Uncle Kang to drink. Pay the tuition fee and you'll know. ”

So Ning Weimin didn't hold it up, he was happy, he paid money frankly, and he still said beautiful things in his mouth.

"Sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy. I knew I was going to lose to you. Who made you Master, it's not a shame. But I'm not stupid, I've already given the money I should have paid, and that's all I have in my pocket today, dozens of dollars. You don't have to worry too much. ”

Kang Shude was unceremoniously, reached out and took the money, and said imperishmently.

"Cheap you kid. ”

But then Uncle Bian changed his smiling face, completely with the attitude of an ally.

"Brother, we have a month's worth of wine. You're half and I'm half. ”

Of course, these two old men were happy, and then they did unravel the mystery.

That's definitely a word that makes people feel unbelievable and unbelievable when they hear it - dog!

"Oh! you kid me?"

"Like, a lion is a dog? Nonsense, how can it be!"

Not to mention Ning Weimin, even Luo Guangliang, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but protest together.

None of them could believe that the answer was true.

But Uncle Bian is still determined.

"Don't believe it, in the past, anyone who has participated in the walk and often visited the temple fair, who doesn't know? If you don't go back and ask the sixty or seventy-year-old man, you can't be wrong. ”

In addition, Kangshude is also slow and unhurried to lay out the reasons one by one.

According to the old man, this lion dance is divided into northern lion and southern lion.

The origin of the Northern Lion was in the Northern Wei Dynasty and has a history of thousands of years.

The southern lion was introduced from the north during the Tang and Song dynasties, and historically, it was much later.

The biggest difference between the northern lion and the southern lion in terms of modeling is that the northern lion is heavy, the southern lion is heavy, the northern lion is image, and the southern lion is abstract.

But why is it that whether it is the northern lion, the southern division, or the traditional stone lion sitting in the temple hall, all of them are far from the real lion image?

The key reason for this is that in my country's local culture, there was no such thing as a "lion" earlier.

The original meaning of "lion" does not refer to the African lion that modern people know at all, but refers to the sacred beast that guards the door in Buddhism.

Many people have heard of the phrase "golden lion and blue hair".

In fact, both animals are also fictional, abstract concepts, and there is no real prototype.

It was entirely because of the prosperity of Buddhism in the Northern Wei Dynasty that these two fictitious mythical beasts were brought into the Central Plains.

But then the problem arises again.

Since there is no such thing in the world, and we have to make statues, what should we do?

It doesn't matter, you can borrow things to imagine.

Probably the Tang Dynasty, there were Sri Lankan merchants who introduced pugs to our country.

So later, our craftsmen combined the image of this dog, and then imagined it, just like our unicorn and dragon, to create this "lion".

It is precisely because of this that Sri Lanka was called the country of lions, the country of teachers, or Sinhala in ancient times.

Later, after the baptism of the Yuan Dynasty, the image of the "lion" became more and more rough and realistic.

That's why the traditional lion in our country coexists with loveliness.

can play ball, can keep the goal, and even has the reason why the little lion follows.

To put it bluntly, our traditional "lion" is based on a pug from Sri Lanka, and it has nothing to do with African lions at all.

And the reason why the concept of the lion came into being in modern times.

It is because some Chinese people saw this fierce beast with the English name "Lion" with their own eyes, and felt that the image was very powerful, and thought that it was more like a protector beast called "Lion".

will turn around and be far-fetched to our traditional lion image.

Otherwise, this African lion is not sure what we call it.

One after the other, such a causal relationship can never be mistaken.

In addition, the concept can be explained from an English perspective.

Although our country translates Stone Lions as StoneLions.

But in English, the stone lion originally had a rather interesting name - FooDogs.

The "foo" here is the transliteration of the Chinese word "Buddha".

Therefore, the correct name of our traditional stone lion in the West is "Buddha Dog".

It explains the true meaning of "lion" in our traditional culture without bias.

In addition, it must be made clear.

Since the origin of the lion dance is a Buddhist activity, and the dragon dance is a sacrificial totem that originated from the folk praying for rain in the Dragon King Temple.

Therefore, in terms of level and theory, the lion dance is higher than the dragon dance.

There must be a lion dance in all temple fairs, and in addition to the dragon king temple to ask for rain, there is no dragon lantern dance.

As for the capital, it is even more special.

Because there has always been a son of heaven here, he has never even begged for rain and can't dance the dragon, otherwise he will be killed.

And this is the real reason why Kangshude laughed at Ning Weimin's empty stomach today.

What do you mean that facts speak louder than words?

Although Ning Weimin and Luo Guangliang were not convinced, they listened all the way, and found that this was true.

This is indeed a truth that even children can understand.

This cannot but say that history is a very wonderful, interesting, and intriguing thing.

They were surprised to find that many things around us that we took for granted were actually not so taken for granted, but absurd, false, and out of shape.

But if you think about it carefully, or when you look back and take it seriously, you often find it.

The truth of life has been buried in the dust of time.

O 5,000 years of ours!

I don't know how many things like this!

"How? Convincing? What is knowledge? This is knowledge. Your Uncle Kang's belly is full of true knowledge. ”

"Wei Min, you are really unjust in paying for this tuition. Even I was impressed when I heard it, and I never knew there was so much to talk about. To meet such a master is your blessing. In the future, learn more from your master, at least twenty years, it will be enough for you to become a teacher. ”

"And you, Guangliang, people pay money to let you grow your knowledge, you make a lot of money, right?" haha......"

Just when Ning Weimin and Luo Guangliang were listening attentively and still savoring.

Uncle Bian was already laughing and making fun of them.

This kind of ridicule somewhat made the two of them a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, another cry saved them from the embarrassment of bad communication.

"Weimin, hurry up, come here!"

Ning Weimin was pointed at by Luo Guangliang, only to find that it was Director Li who turned around and greeted him across the two rows of people and asked him to stand in the front row.

The dare color silk has been pulled, and the guests with heads and faces have also been in place, just waiting for him to go over to participate and cut the ribbon together.

In fact, no matter whether Ning Weimin wanted to be humble or not, he was not given this opportunity at all anyway.

Luo Guangliang pushed him over with just one handful, and Director Li grabbed his arm and pulled him over.

Ning Weimin's subordinates also had the foresight, and handed him a pair of scissors.

It's useless to say anything now, cut it!

The sound of the camera "clicking" was completely engulfed by the sound of firecrackers and cheers.

A puff of smoke filled the air, and the red paper swirled and flew in the sky.

"It's a good start, good!"

A street office worker who lit the firecracker first took the lead in cheering!

"Earn money every day!"

"Business is booming!"

The other guests in the back row were also moved, laughing and shouting loudly!

Crackling and sparks flying!

The smoke is filled, and the red paper is everywhere!

"Congratulations!"

Everyone present, whether they know it or not, all said this.

(PS: The part about the traditional "lion" in this article is based on the oral expression of the researchers of the "Taishi Old Society" of the White Paper Workshop when they did the show, as well as the theory synthesized from several related articles.) It's just a folk saying, and it doesn't mean it's necessarily accurate. Personally, I think it's quite self-justifying and interesting. Therefore, it is only written here when Bojun smiles, and people of insight do not need to study deeply, let alone go online. ）

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