中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第162期:龍的製作

The Making of a Dragon

龍的製作

The head and body of the dragon are made of bamboo, wood, paper and cloth，and painted with pigments. The number of segments of the dragon depends on the number of performers. Usually it is a dozen or even dozens of meters long. When the dragon lantern dance is performed,the dragon head follows the movement of somebody waving a pearl-shaped ball.

龍的頭和身體是由竹，木，紙，布，並塗上顏料製作而成的。龍的段數取決於表演者的數量。通常它是十幾甚至幾十米長。當龍燈舞起，龍首跟着手拿珍珠球的人舞動。

While the dragon body moves forward or backward and turns up and down, displaying various postures of the legendary dragon.

龍身向前或向後移動並向上和向下跳躍，展示了傳說中的龍的各種姿勢。