Kaohsiung International Lion Dance Festival and Competition 2012高雄戲獅甲

Posted by on Sep 27, 2012 in blog, Taiwan, Temple Culture | 7 Comments
Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung’s Wansheng Lion Dance Team during preliminary competition, Kaohsiung Lion Dance Festival 2010, GuangJi Temple, Qianzhen, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

The 2012 Lion dance festival and competition 獅王大賽 will be held on Sunday October 14th at the Kaohsiung Arena. Tickets are NT$299 – 699 and the show begins at 2pm, they sold out pretty quickly when I went in 2012. I wrote about the 2010 Lion Dance Festival here. More info here

 

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

On the 13th there will be a 陣頭大會 ‘Gods Protect Taiwan,  Procession and Temple Fair,’ also at the Kaohsiung Arena at 2pm. The tickets are priced from NT$149 – 399

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Chio-Tian Drum Art Troupe

Chio-Tian Drum Art Troupe’s Mariah at Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Chio-Tian Drum Art Troupe Guan Jiang Shou Performance

Chio-Tian Drum Art Troupe Guan Jiang Shou Performance at the Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Lion Dance Competition, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan