The Ancestor of China Acrobatics: Lv Dong bin
Based on the recordation, Lv dong bin also called chun yang zi. He was born on period of Tang. He was awarded as the king of chun yang by hu bi lie who was the king of yuan. since yuan ming , he was considered one of the eight xian ren .
As the story goes, lv dong bin once had gone into capital to have examination twice when he was in twenties.
But for his honesty, he was commended by someone but failed to gain any result. He was so angry that he drive his servant and family to home. He went though the country , come to the hua hill and peng lai hill etc . When he was sixty four, he meet han zhong li who was one of eight immortal. He taught lv dong bin how to make red, and after that he had concealed in zhong nan hill for several years, and finally succeed. Lv dong bin traveled around the country alone. He pretended himself hui person. In folk tale, he had once cut the dragon at the huaihe river, made fun of crane on yuyang house, inebriated in hostel.
About lv dong bin’s magical legend, originated most early in yuzhou region in bei song times. In ancient novel and drama, the story that introduced him was also many. Some people said that “ dog bite lv dong bin—not kwon the good egg’s feeling”. Evidently lv dong bin was a honest man in mind.
Taoism claimed him as “chunyang founder” “lv zu”. The acrobatics actor of our country before performing ‘s “sell mouth” ( opening speech) often said “ have no require to universe, beg on lv zu to study trick to live”. When performing “tube” , also as perform as sell mouth “ luo quan one on one down, originally is the lv dong bin lao zu leave, inside can hide any thing, but not dare to perform in public.
The acrobatics actor of our country , all consecrate lv dong bin as the ancestor of his group. When his birthday of April 14, the acrobatics actor of our country would set up a platform for him to respect, to show sincerity to be blessed.
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