"In the first month of the year, the lotus box hit ah" is the folk dance "playing lotus phase" of the song. The author of the song is unknown because it is mostly sung by folklorists or recorded by dancers on the spot.
Lyrics:
In the first month of the year, the lotus box will be hit, (willow lotus flower, willow lotus flower),
In February, the kite will be tied, (willow wow mile dong jang when the begonias).
In the winter months, the snow falls, (willow lotus flower, willow lotus flower),
In the winter months, the New Year's pig is killed, (willow wah mile dong jang when the begonia flower).
Origin
Legend has it that many years ago, a group of beggars in the New Year festivities, to the door of the rich, holding a short stick and singing and dancing, say some compliments, flattery, auspicious and festive words, to curry favor with the owner, and beg for some food.
Slowly, the rich people for good luck, in the New Year and festivals to invite some people specifically to sing at home, reward some red packets. Later, people changed the short stick into a bamboo, and loaded with copper coins, knocking the copper coins against each other loud, more lively, so that it became the present day we see the Lotus Xiang.
Expanded:
Playing Lianxiang is also known as the King's Whip or Playing Lianxiang. It is a traditional folk dance. Lianxiang is made of a one-meter long thin bamboo tube, with each section partially carved and embedded with iron money. The dance can be sung by one person with a hand-held bamboo board, and three or four people with a hand-held lotus and the Xiang.
Lianxiang is made of a bamboo pole about three feet long and thicker than the thumb, with three round holes at each end, each of which is strung with several copper coins, coated with colorful lacquer, and decorated with flower spangles and colorful silks at both ends, which are also known as "bamboo stick" and "flower stick".
The dance can be attended by several people, dozens of people and even hundreds of people. During the performance, young men and women each hold a lotus Hunan to do a variety of dance movements, from the head to the feet, from the front to the back, while playing and singing, the number of people is not limited to the singing of lyrics based on folk songs, but also can be made up on the spot, can also be male and female duo beat, the formation of the dance, playing, jumping, jumping, continuous action.
When marching, they can play a variety of steps, such as forward, stay, crouch. On the square, it can form the formation of crosses and tic-tac-toe, etc. With the staggered striking of men and women, together and together, it has a distinctive rhythm and lively movements, and is mainly popular in the south of the Yangtze River. One of the specialties of the famous Shanghai burlesque artist Laughing Hip-Hip is the playing of the lotus flower.
Tapping the shoulders, back, feet, head, arms, waist and legs, changing the rhythm of fast and slow, making a crisp sound, filled with the beauty of flying and dancing, presenting a relaxed and lively style, known as the "jewel of folk dance".
Baidu Encyclopedia - Playing Lianxiang