Lion Dance : Assembly Instructions

Lion Dance
A lion dance is an important, traditional type of
dance performed at Chinese New Year, festivals,
wedding ceremonies, and other celebratory
occasions. The lion is said to repel evil and bring
good fortune, and is a popular icon in China Towns
around the world. In China, people of the same
nationality speak in different dialects depending on
the region they live in, and in the same way, the lion
dance also varies in different areas. Broadly
speaking, it can be divided into two styles: northern
and southern. The northern style is performed mainly
in areas in north China and features movements
based on martial arts. The southern style, performed
mainly in the south, is known for its acrobatic
dancing style. This paper craft model is based on the
southern style of lion dance, and has a main color
tone of red, which is said to be a lucky color.

Assembly Instructions Explanation of Symbols

1) Carefully cut out the parts.

Cut line
2) Fold along the dotted lines, making mountain or valley folds as indicated.

3) Follow the order indicated in the instructional diagrams, and attach the
parts to assemble.
(Read the Explanation of Symbols for more information.)
Mountain fold
4) Your paper craft model is finished!

Tools
Valley fold

Scissors, glue (We recommend craft glue.)

Caution
Numbered glue tabs
Glue the parts together in the order indicated
Keep scissors and glue away from small children. by the numbers.
Be careful not to cut your fingers when using scissors. nam
e Glue tabs with symbols and part names
Fold the folding lines before gluing. These tabs are to be glued onto the matching parts,
which name is indicated on the tab.
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Assemble the head (1)

1 Assemble the head

Head 2 Head 3

Head 1
First, attach "Head 1" and "Head 2, 3".

2 Assemble the brow 3 Assemble the whiskers

Brow
Whiskers

4 Assemble the horn 5 Attach the brow, whiskers and horn to the head

Horn

Brow

Whiskers

Horn
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Assemble the head (2)

6 Assemble the decoration 1 7 Assemble the decoration 2 8 Assemble the nose 9 Assemble the ears (right, left)

Assemble it so that the center is indented.

Decoration 2 Right ear

Decoration 1 Nose
Assemble it so that the center
Assemble it so that the center bulges upwards. Assemble it so that the center
bulges upwards. Assemble the left ear in the same way.
bulges upwards.

10 Assemble the lower halves of the eyes (right, left) 11 Attach the parts to the head

Right ear Fold the wings under

and insert them inside.
Wings
Lower half of right eye

Left ear

Decoration 2

Decoration 1

Lower half of left eye

Nose

Attach all the parts together in order as shown by ~ .

Lower half of right eye

Assemble the lower half of left eye

in the same way.
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Assemble the eyes

12 Assemble the eyes (right, left) 13 Attach eye devices 1 and 2

Glue the reverse

sides together.

Eye device 1
Eye device 2
Left eye Slightly bend the middle
to give it strength.
Glue the reverse sides together.
Assemble the right eye in the same way.

14 Attach the eyes (right, left) and eye devices to the head

Fold the wings under and insert them inside.

Wings

Right eye
Left eye

Eye device
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Assemble the jaw

15 Assemble the jaw 1 18 Attach the head and jaw

Jaw 1

16 Assemble the jaw device

Fold both edges and glue Jaw device

them at the reverse side.

17 Attach jaw 1, 2, 3 and the jaw device

Jaw 1

Jaw 2

Jaw 3

Jaw device
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Assemble the body (1)

19 Assemble the right front leg

Right front leg

20 Assemble the left front leg

Left front leg

21 Assemble the right hind leg

Right hind leg

22 Assemble the left hind leg

Left hind leg

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Assemble the body (2)

23 Attach the right and left front legs 24 Attach the right and left hind legs 25 Attach the front and hind legs
Right front leg Right hind leg

Left front leg

Left hind leg

26 Assemble the tail 27 Attach the mane and tail to the body

Mane
Tail

Tail
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Assemble the whole body

28 Attach decorations A, B and C to the body

C5

C4
When attaching the parts, start from the glue tab with the mark.

C3

C2

C1

A7
B5

B4
A6

A5 B3

A3 A4 B2
B1
A1
Attach the A parts, B parts, and C parts in order
beginning with for each group.
A2

29 Attach the head and body

Complete!
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How to make movements, completed photo

30 How to move the jaw and eyelids

Pull the front lever to open the mouth. Push the back lever to close the eyes.

31 Completed photo