Hung Wen-ting describes the lion dance as both a calling and an occupational specialty, whereby one studies not only fighting and dancing, but also how to respect heaven and one's fellow man.
洪文定強調，「獅藝」是門學問，也是一技之長，它學的不僅是「武」和「舞」，也學習對天、對人尊重的道理。