Chinese people were represented by the lion dance, a traditional harbinger of good fortune that plays an indispensable role at temples and shrines throughout Taiwan when it comes time for the gods to hop in their divine palanquins and take a spin around the surrounding countryside or cityscape, or put on a raucous parade for the birthday of the Buddha or some other deity.
同樣的，全台各地的道觀廟宇，每逢神佛生日出巡遶境，在熱鬧的遊行藝陣中，動作靈巧、結合武術與舞蹈的台灣獅陣，也總是民眾喜愛的焦點。