I love all the excitement that comes with a lion dance.   Hearing that familiar pounding drum and the clashing of the cymbals is enough to get the adrenaline flowing.

In Guangzhou recently I was lucky enough to come across a lion dance out the front of a temple and even luckier to get a front row position when they did a second impromptu performance.  Lion dancing can be vigorous activity and these guys were swapping out for a rest each few minutes, but this also meant that the performance lasted for around 20 minutes.