福建平和龙艺融合冬至古诗元素创意元宵物品
我们中国人对于元宵佳节往往是非常重视的，各地有各地的过法。而在闽南地区，则以舞龙、龙艺的方式去庆祝元宵佳节。勤劳的人们用自己传统的“龙艺”方式庆祝春天的到来，祈求来年风调雨顺、硕果丰收。
龙艺是平和县广泛流行的一种民间艺术。龙艺一般由“龙头”、“龙段”、“龙尾”三部分组成。每个部分都有其独特的设计和制作工艺，其中尤其值得一提的是，每块木制“节”的装饰，它上面用竹、木、纸、绢等材料扎成楼阁舟车模样，并点缀花卉草虫鱼和彩灯。此项工艺称为“装艺”。每块艺术板上站一位5至8岁少女或少男，全部按戏曲人物打扮，称为“艺旦”。
以前，要是哪家的小孩被选中了去“装艺”，则是一件非常荣幸的事情，还可以得到一定的酬金。而现在，要想你家的小孩去“装艺”，除了要交一笔钱外，还要走后门才能荣幸地当选。
Dragon Dance, a traditional folk art form in Pinghe County, Fujian Province, has been passed down for generations. It is typically composed of three parts: the "dragon head," "dragon segment," and "dragon tail." The dragon segment is made up of dozens of wooden boards called "art panels" that are connected together. Each panel measures about 3 meters long and 0.3 meters wide and is carried by two strong men who shoulder it.
The art panels are decorated with buildings, bridges, boats, and vehicles made from bamboo, wood, paper, silk or other materials. They also feature flowers, grasshoppers insects fish and colorful lights. This decorative process is known as "decorating the arts."
A team of children aged between 5 to 8 years old dress up as characters from traditional plays to perform on each art panel. They are called "art apprentices."
In the past when a child was selected to decorate an art panel they were considered very lucky and could earn some money too.
However now days if you want your child to participate in decorating an art panel you have to pay a fee first then only can he or she be chosen.
There are different numbers of segments in Dragon Dance performances - such as 24 segments or more - but one notable performance took place during the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1986 when Pinghe County's Yellow Village created a dragon dance with no less than seven dozen segments.
The panels were connected using wooden latches allowing them to move freely while maintaining their shape like a dragon that could be moved through narrow streets.
When Dragon Dance parades take place they often have drummers accompanying them creating rhythmic sounds that add excitement to the event
Pinghe has had its own version of Dragon Dance since at least Ming Dynasty times according to historical records found in books such as Kangxi Editions' 'Pinghe Xianzhi'.
During Liberation times community members would gather together collect funds elect someone responsible for organizing events every household or few households contributed one section collectively rich families might contribute multiple sections not just people but even animals participated
Today however Dragon Dance performances are mainly organized by local authorities who manage all aspects including decorations costumes music lighting etc making these events more spectacular than ever before
This year's Spring Festival celebrations saw numerous groups participating including children dressed up like mythical creatures performers playing musical instruments acrobats fire dancers etc adding color brightness joyous atmosphere which filled hearts with warmth hope happiness
