In today's Jinxi area of Jiangxi, a kind of folk lantern hand-cranked lion is widely popular. It is said that this kind of lantern has a history of more than 300 years and was created by local people on the basis of practicing martial arts. Unlike the common lion dance, the hand-cranked lion does not show the brave and majestic spirit of the lion, but with its small and exquisite structure and lively and playful performance, it has formed a unique artistic feature. It can be said to be one of the rare specialties in art varieties. For hundreds of years, the hand-cranked lion has been repeatedly processed by the local working people and once had 108 sets of performance forms. It embodies the hard work and wisdom of the working people. From the first day of the first lunar month to the Lantern Festival, the hand-cranked lion is performed in Jinxi area, accompanied by suona and percussion music, which is full of warm and cheerful optimism. The crowds are watching, and the crowds are huge and lively. The hand-cranked lion is exquisitely made. The colorful lion body and the flexible and flexible structure are themselves a kind of exquisite handicraft. During the performance, one person dances with a ball, one person dances with a green lion, and one person dances with a yellow lion. Ball dancers need to tumble and fall; lion dancers use squat steps to show the lion's march, squat jump steps to show the lion's vertical jump, kneeling steps to show the lion's stillness, squatting bow and arrow steps to show the lion's prostration and take-off; use "fur running" to show the lion's flipping; use "gun back" to show the lion's rolling; at the same time, use the power of the wrist to shake the little lion constantly to show its "licking fur", "scratching", "catching the ball", "grabbing the ball" and other various actions. The little lion's emotions are also expressed by the work of fur. Playing hand-cranked lions is somewhat difficult, it requires the coordination of hands and feet, and coordination between upper and lower parts. Therefore, actors need to have certain basic skills. Local people regard learning to dance hand-cranked lions as martial arts practice and physical exercise. They often hold benches in their hands and practice hard with bare chests. Even in the cold winter, they will sweat profusely. Nowadays, with the improvement of people's living standards, cultural life is becoming more and more colorful. Local people and professional literary and art workers have once again processed and sorted out the hand-cranked lions. On the basis of the original, new routines such as "double tickling", "fighting", "fighting for the ball" and "playing with the ball" were created to make the lively and playful character of the little lion more vivid, thus enhancing the comedy color and artistic appeal. It has won many awards in the folk music and dance performances of Jiangxi Province. Friends, if you have the opportunity to come to Jinxi, please be sure to appreciate this unique folk art wonder.