The Making of a Dragon

龙的制作

The head and body of the dragon are made of bamboo, wood, paper and cloth，and painted with pigments¹. The number of segments of the dragon depends on the number of performers. Usually it is a dozen or even dozens of meters long. When the dragon lantern dance is performed,the dragon head follows the movement of somebody waving a pearl-shaped ball.

龙的头和身体是由竹，木，纸，布，并涂上颜料制作而成的。龙的段数取决于表演者的数量。通常它是十几甚至几十米长。当龙灯舞起，龙首跟着手拿珍珠球的人舞动。

While the dragon body moves forward or backward and turns up and down, displaying various postures² of the legendary³ dragon.

龙身向前或向后移动并向上和向下跳跃，展示了传说中的龙的各种姿势。