The Hudong lion dance has a long history and profound meaning. It promotes traditional culture, drives away evil and supports righteousness, and symbolizes joy and happiness. It is a cultural and sports activity that the people of Hudong have always loved. It has been included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage lists of Lufeng City. The Hudong lion dance, commonly known as the tiger-lion dance, is a traditional folk dance that the people of Hudong love to hear and see. It is unknown where it came from during the Qing Dynasty. But throughout history, it has been regarded by the local people as a folk activity that can drive away evil and control evil spirits. Therefore, every traditional festival, the completion of a new building, the opening of a bridge and other celebrations must invite the "tiger-lion class" to dance. People hope to use the "tiger-lion" to wash away bad luck. The Hudong lion dance is usually performed on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month of each year, the day when the gods go to heaven, and on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month. During the Spring Festival, it is most popular among people. Regardless of gender, age or age, they will rush to watch the gongs and drums of the "tiger-lion class". As soon as the "tiger lion" arrives, firecrackers are set off to welcome it, hoping that the "tiger lion" will drive away the bad luck of the old year and bring peace in the new year. The lion head of the Hudong lion dance is made with exquisite craftsmanship and is unique. It is different from the lion head of other lion dances. It does not use bamboo strips to tie it. Before making it, first use mud to carve a clay mold in the shape of a lion head, and then use thin paper to stick layers on the clay mold many times to fix the shape, and then paint various colors and patterns. The eyes and ears can shake, and the mouth is made of wood and can open and close freely. A pack of "flower needles" should be hung on the forehead. Before the lion is out, an auspicious day and time must be chosen to pay homage to the founder of the family, Bodhidharma. After "beating the male", it will start to perform from village to village. There are two types of Hudong lion dance: blue lion and red lion. The blue lion is commonly known as the "male lion" and the red lion is commonly known as the "female lion". The head of the blue lion is slightly smaller, with deep-set eyes, white eyebrows and a prominent forehead. It is based on blue. The head of the red lion is slightly larger and square-shaped, and looks a bit clumsy. It is based on red. The decoration of the two is different in color and facial makeup. They are both made of fox tail or fox skin rolled into a round strip and framed above the lion's forehead. The five-color linen is dyed with hemp silk to make the lion's whiskers and tied with a small bell behind the lion's head. A piece of flowered cloth is used as the lion's body, commonly known as the "lion quilt". It is connected to the lion's head. The lion's tail is also made of five-color hemp silk. When dancing, one person operates the lion's head and one person operates the lion's tail, and they work together closely to look like one body. Four more people are waiting to take turns to replace. In the old days, the lion dance in Hudong was generally organized by rural martial arts halls. Not only lion dance, but also martial arts performance, so the lion dance team, also known as the tiger and lion class, must first learn boxing before they can "play the lion". But the Hudong lion dance has its own rules and performance routines. The rule is that you should first pay respect to the local gods before dancing. That is, you must first pay respect to the local gods before you go to a place. Then you pay respect to each household. Some families with new buildings will invite tigers and lions to dance in order to pray for good luck. Wherever the tigers and lions dance, firecrackers will be set off to express a warm welcome. But at this time, the lions cannot enter the house at will, but should hold up their heads and dance to the firecrackers until the firecrackers are finished before entering the house to pay respect. After all the worships are completed, they will find a wide venue in the local area to start the circle performance. The performance routine is that the lion dancers raise the lion's head and tail to shake their heads and tails, and walk around in circles with "stepping on seven greens". When they dance to the center of the field, they immediately sit on the ground and start "scratching and biting lice". Sometimes they scratch their abdomen and back with their feet, and sometimes they turn their heads and bite their tails. Then they lie on the ground and doze off, sitting to rest their spirits. Their movements are very lifelike. After the lion dance performance, martial arts performances begin. There is no distinction between boxing styles in the Hudong lion dance performance. There are more than 20 participants, and sometimes more than 30 participants. They each learn a variety of skills, such as bare hands, hammers, knives, spears, tridents, etc., and can perform a set of boxing styles of their own. The boxing begins with individuals performing bare hands, knives, hammers, spears, tridents, etc., followed by fighting. Fighting includes bare hands against bare hands, bare hands against knives, double knives against double knives, double hammers against double hammers, spears against tridents, etc. Fighting also includes one person against two people and one person against three people, and it is used to indicate that the performance is over. Finally, the lion dance begins again, and the host is bid farewell in the order of worship when entering the village for the first time. At this time, the host holds a "red envelope" or a silk banner and respectfully presents it to the lion dance team to express his gratitude. The performance of Hudong lion dance is unique and has distinctive traditional local characteristics. It is a physical fitness sport. It aims to promote traditional culture, exorcise evil spirits and improve the health of the people. It is a symbol of joy and happiness. Its characteristics are to imitate the lion's steps with martial arts bow and horse steps to ensure the beginning and the end echo, and the coordination and beating; its gongs and drums are coordinated with the lion dance movements, showing the "intimate" atmosphere between the lion and the people. It is the spiritual sustenance of the people in Hudong who yearn for social stability and hope for good luck and health.