Lin Jiannan

05-2197Dragon DanceTraditional DanceJieyang, GuangdongBatch 5 (2018)

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Han ethnicity, born in June 1947, a native of Jieyang City, Guangdong Province. At the age of seventeen he began to take part in making the colored dragon under the guidance of Lin Yongsheng, a master dragon maker who was his father's younger cousin. From 1965 to 1966 he took part in making the fireworks fire dragon and became a member of the local dragon dance team. After Qiaolin Township revived the customs of dragon parading, dragon dancing and dragon burning in 1980, he threw himself into the making and training work of the fireworks fire dragon. He has persisted in taking part in the village's dragon parading, dragon dancing and dragon burning activities every year, and is especially skilled in leading the way while holding the dragon ball. Beginning in 2008 he organized people to collect historical materials on the Qiaolin fireworks fire dragon and to carry out its protection.

Honors & Recognition

A national representative bearer of Dragon Dance (Qiaolin Fireworks Fire Dragon), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Over the years he has trained more than fifty accomplished dragon dancers.

References & Archival Sources

Lin Jiannan · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Dragon Dance
Item code: Ⅲ-4
Category: Traditional Dance
Region: Jieyang, Guangdong
Born: —
Batch: Batch 5 (2018)

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