Lion dances are ubiquitous in the lives of Lingnan people. Every festival event must be accompanied by lion dances. Even wanderers overseas can feel that their hometown is in front of them whenever the lion's head is raised and the drums are thunderous. Lion dances in different regions have their own regional characteristics. Can you distinguish Hong Kong lion heads from mainland lion heads?

A ruler, a scissor
A bundle of bamboo strips, a stack of sandpaper

Lion head making master
Use some simple tools and materials

Ready for painting and assembly

Crafts of various kinds can be made

Structured construction is divided into
Four processes of "binding","wrestling","writing" and "loading"

Among them,"tying" is the most difficult thing

Prick

Construct the lion head framework using materials such as bamboo strips and iron wire

Poof

Cover the lion skull armature with materials like gauze and silk

Create a lion's mane

drawing

Paint and draw patterns on lion head

Pretend

Decorate the lion head with small metal flakes, pom-poms, and other materials

Has been making lion heads since first creating one at the age of 11

Inside the Life of Hong Kong's Master Paper Crafter, Hui Ka Hung

Never left lion head molding

Stab, stab, write, pack

Four processes repeated for more than 30 years

Xujiaxiong also turned from "young master" to "senior master"

Like many artisans clinging to traditional livelihoods

Xu Jiaxiong is also actively promoting inheritance

Taught papercraft at the school, and accepted apprentices into the industry

The bamboo strips in his hand were also passed on

Youth of Hong Kong

Such an inheritance has continued in Lingnan for thousands of years

The lion dance has long since become a cultural symbol

Condenses the collective memory of generations of people from Lingnan

Embodying the cultural identity of the Bay Area people

Deeply embedded in the DNA of humans