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On the basis of Annuals of Cang County(沧县Cāngxiàn), records and folklore, Cang County Lion Dance goes back to the Ming Dynasty. And it is very popular all over the country since it is ardent, vivid and naughty. Some of the lions’heads are pasted by papers, while others’eyes are made of iron sheets. Whatever the kind is, the lion’s head is an appearance of violence. Their eyes are wide open, their mouths are big and frightening and their tongues are out of the mouth. The lion’s body is woven by the linen that is dyed red, green and yellow and fixed on a piece of yellow cloth with ropes. There is a big cloth ball that is linked with a spring on the back of the lion. So when the lion walk, the cloth ball trembles at the same time. The lion’s tail is also made of linen and upward. There are also a string of bells colored silk on the lion’s head.

Nuo dance(傩舞Nuówǔ), a Maonan(毛南族Máonán Zú) folk art tradition, is considered a treasure of the ethnic group. The dancers wear wooden masks while performing the traditional and special dance. Each mask, about 30 cm high and 20 cm wide, is designed based on characters from Maonan oral literature.

The Dragon Drum(龙鼓lónggǔ) is popular in the countryside of Jinzhou, Shijiazhuang City. According to the historical records, it was called“Ya Drum”in the Yuan. When it was performed, the drum is carried on the performer’s waist, hanging between the legs. So it is also called“carried drum”. The performers mostly dressed up as warriors in order to show the soldierly, manly(it shows qualities that are considered typical of a man, such as strength or courage) and hefty(large in size, weight, or amount) feelings.