Since September, the dance drama Awakening Lion has toured Southeast Asia, setting off a Southern Lion Dance craze overseas. “Where there are Chinese communities, there are Southern Lion Dances.” In Indonesia, Southern Lion dancers can always be seen leaping at major festivals and celebrations.

Entrusted by Lu Haosheng, a representative inheritor of Guangdong Southern Lion Dance as intangible cultural heritage, Apprentice Mai, a Guangzhou Daily reporter  traveled to Medan, Indonesia, to meet Lim Kim Hok, a post-2000 lion dance coach, and explore how Southern Lion Dance took root and grew in Southeast Asia. 

Click the video to experience the unique charm of Southern Lion Dance!

Source: Guangzhou Daily
Producers: Xu Fang, Liu Jianneng
Creative Direction: Zhao Dongfang, Qiu Min, He Chao, Tang Xinying
Coordination: Mai Aiwen, Wang Chenyang
Reporting: Mai Aiwen
English Subtitles: Lyu Yun
English Author & Editor: Lyu Yun