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"Wow~"

"Director Daniel, is today an important Chinese festival?"

As soon as the "Doctor Strange" crew arrived at their hotel on Hong Kong Island, the crew clearly felt the difference in the atmosphere.

Although, in a big city like Hong Kong Island, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is not very strong, let alone the fireworks and firecrackers in the second and third tier cities in mainland China.

But after all, the Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people. Even in the most prosperous Central area of ​​Hong Kong Island, shops on the streets will be decorated with lights and banners to celebrate the New Year and offer discounts.

Some red lanterns, New Year couplets and other items full of Spring Festival characteristics were also hung up.

If you pay a little attention, you can still tell what festival the local residents are celebrating.

"Yes." Wu Yuan happily explained to the cast and crew: "We are now in the midst of the most important festival in China - the Spring Festival."

"The Spring Festival is as important to Chinese people as Christmas in the West. It is the most important festival of the year and a day for family reunions."

"At this time, everyone across the country will spend more than ten days of holidays at home with their families and have a lot of celebrations."

"If it weren't for filming this movie, I should be reunited with my family at home."

Wu Yuan shrugged and complained slightly.

During Christmas, the crew was on holiday, and it lasted for three days at a stretch. Although British people like Benedict couldn't make it home in time for the holidays, most of the crew were Americans, and they could Go home and spend Christmas Eve nearby and then go back to the set.

But when the Spring Festival came, Wu Yuan had no way to take a holiday and could only continue filming "Doctor Strange".

Who calls this movie an American movie? Americans don’t have the custom of celebrating the Spring Festival.

However, it is a good thing to bring this group of foreigners to China to experience the Spring Festival.

Looking at his watch, Wu Yuan asked with a smile: "It's only six o'clock in the afternoon. In order to adjust to the time difference, it's best for everyone to go to bed after 10 o'clock in the evening."

"So, there are about four hours left, do you want to go shopping with me and experience the Chinese Spring Festival?"

As a tourist city, even during the Spring Festival in Hong Kong Island, all stores will only be closed from the afternoon to the evening of New Year's Eve, and will continue to operate after the first day of the new year.

After all, the Spring Festival is also one of the most visited times for tourists on Hong Kong Island, especially those from Guangdong Province.

It's only 2015, and Hong Kong Island is still at the forefront of Chinese people's favorite tourist destinations. Especially now that the wealthy population in the country has exploded, this duty-free paradise has become even more popular.

Therefore, Wu Yuan is not worried that when he takes everyone out, he will see a closed door situation.

"I'm very happy." Benedict was the first to respond and said with great interest: "I know about the Chinese New Year. I have also participated in it in Chinatown. They have an activity called lion dance, which is very interesting."

"Coincidentally, Guangdong Province is one of the birthplaces of lion dance activities in China and has a profound lion dance culture." Wu Yuan said with a smile.

Lion dance can be divided into northern and southern lion dances. The southern lion is also called the awakening lion, and Nanhai, Guangdong Province is the earliest and most authentic birthplace of the southern lion.

Foshan Lion Dance is the most famous lion dance place in Guangdong Province, which is also reflected in the "Once Upon a Time" series of movies.

Wu Yuan, who had some knowledge in this area, shook his head and introduced to everyone: "It is said that in the birthplace of the ancient Chinese nation, there was a mountainous area where a ferocious lion lived."

"Lions often appear in surrounding villages, causing great harm to the villagers, damaging their livestock and threatening the safety of the villagers."

"In order to get rid of the threat of the lion, the villagers decided to learn martial arts in the hope of hunting this ferocious lion."

"After hard training and hard work, they finally mastered peerless martial arts skills and successfully defeated the lion."

"To commemorate this feat, the villagers created a dance imitating the lion to show their heroic fighting spirit."

"The spirit of bravery and unity embedded in this legend was reflected in later dance performances, especially in the art form of lion dance."

"The movements and postures in the lion dance performance imitate the shape of the lion, showing the heroic deeds of the villagers. Such a performance is not only an art form, but also carries respect for the wisdom and courage of the ancestors."

"With the passage of time, this legendary story has been preserved and passed down to this day, becoming the cultural heritage of the Chinese nation and a symbol of people's eternal pursuit of courage and unity."

"Wow, that's cool." After listening to Wu Yuan's introduction, Benedict exclaimed with sudden realization.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Another Benedict clapped his hands and said excitedly: "Let's go!"

Benedict Wang's Chinese name is Huang Kaixuan. In English, the translations of "王" and "黄" are both Wong.

His parents originally immigrated to the UK from Hong Kong Island. Although they grew up in the UK, he also went back to Hong Kong Island with his parents to visit relatives many times, and also experienced the Spring Festival on Hong Kong Island. Now that he mentions this, he also I miss this special holiday a little bit.

There was nothing to say. Under the leadership of Wu Yuan, the "Doctor Strange" crew who had just put away their luggage immediately left the hotel and started to play on the streets.

Maybe it was really lucky, there was a lion dance activity in Hong Kong today, and the lion dance team was specially invited from Guangdong Province.

This is not necessarily seen in the mainland. Wu Yuan rarely sees lion dance in Beijing, and mostly just sees it on TV.

The already crowded Central area became even more crowded after the lion dance team appeared.

Hong Kong locals, mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong Island, and blond and blue-eyed foreigners, all attracted their attention to the lion dance team in the middle of the road, watching them perform difficult juggling moves on wooden stakes.

Leaping, taking positions, turning, pushing, hanging, clamping, sitting on the head, and turning around, a series of difficult movements, whether moving or static, formed a beautiful lion sculpture, showing the lion's bravery, fierceness, playfulness and liveliness.

Some passers-by with more extroverted personalities also praised and cheered loudly without hesitation, making the atmosphere even more lively.

"Benedict, you are really lucky." Wu Yuan watched the lion dance activity intently, and said with emotion: "This kind of scene is rarely seen by me."

Pairs of curious eyes looked back and forth at the dancing lions. Several crew members gathered together to whisper, discussing the lion dance movements and whether they could be restored in the movie with special effects.

Or whether this special art performance form can be combined with the movie.

The head of the set group of the crew took the initiative to suggest: "Director, maybe we can put the lion dance as an Easter egg in the street battle scene in Hong Kong Island. It might be cool to have a few lion dances in the street background."

"It's a good suggestion." Wu Yuan smiled and nodded. Of course, he would like to see more Chinese elements in the movie.

"That's it!" (End of this chapter)