When netizens from the Dragon Kingdom opened Douyin (TikTok) to prepare for the opening battle song from the Lu region, they were surprised to find that their battle song did not start.

Faced with such an unusual situation, everyone was somewhat bewildered.

Could it be that they got up too early, so the Lu war song hasn't started yet?

After all, the current online discussions are still focused on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and Happy Chinese New Year.

With this in mind, most netizens were not in a hurry and chose to let things play out for a while.

In their view, what was bound to happen would happen eventually, and the war song of Lu would surely be sung.

A Lunar New Year's Day that isn't accompanied by the changing seasons is definitely an incomplete Lunar New Year's Day.

Netizens eagerly awaiting the "Battle Song of Shandong" waited until noon, only to receive two or three videos of it.

However, these videos are far from going viral.

Naturally, some netizens felt a great sense of disappointment.

Over the years, the Lu Di Battle Song has become a representative word of the New Year's atmosphere.

The fact that the battle anthem hasn't been played yet has really upset netizens.

With these questions in mind, these people went to the relevant forums to seek the truth.

"What's going on with our friends from Lu? Haven't you gotten up to offer New Year's greetings yet? Hurry up and get up! 'If the seasons didn't change,' this little bit of New Year's spirit would be sustained by your land of etiquette."

"I knew it! Something felt missing. Turns out it's because the battle song of Lu hasn't been played yet. Friends of Lu, hurry up! Everyone's waiting for your New Year's greetings."

"My dad dragged me out of bed early this morning to visit relatives for the New Year. Even when I was scrolling through Douyin (TikTok), people kept asking me why there wasn't a 'seasonal change' video. Fine, fine, you wait, I'll go edit the video right now."

"I'm really fed up! Can you guys please consider the lives of us Shandong people? We really don't have the changing seasons during the Lunar New Year. Those are all fabrications by marketing accounts. I guess the marketing accounts are on holiday for the New Year, so you'll see it soon."

"If nothing unexpected happens, there shouldn't be a change of seasons today, because my homepage has been flooded with posts about the Chinese New Year from all over the world. Can you believe it? A bunch of foreigners were performing dragon and lion dances, and I was completely stunned."

Amidst the heated discussions, some quick-following netizens have already pointed out the reason why the Lu Di Battle Song was not played.

After finding the source, netizens in China realized that Qin Zi'an had been announcing the global Chinese New Year activities for quite some time.

However, because the event did not involve Chinese netizens, the vast majority of them did not feel a sense of reality about it.

The only thing they could remember was the New Year's surprise that Qin Zi'an would prepare at 8 pm on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

On the other hand, the situation on the international internet is far more lively.

Since the event was announced, it has generated tens of millions of discussions every day.

Netizens from all over the world are posting messages of "Happy Chinese New Year" and participating in this Year of the Dragon.

However, this is not the most important thing.

It's important to know that netizens around the world post not only text, but also videos.

The video shows traditional folk activities in China, including drumming, gonging, dragon and lion dances...

If people don't look closely, they will definitely think that the video was filmed in China.

However, as the image is zoomed in, viewers will notice something amiss with the video content.

Not only were there a large number of foreigners among the onlookers, but there were also foreigners in the dragon and lion dance troupes.

If it's just about dragon dancing, then it's not so bad.

After all, the technical difficulty of dragon dancing is not that high; it basically just involves carrying the dragon lantern in a procession.

But lion dancing is different; it's a technically demanding activity.

Judging from the lion dance movements alone, you can tell that the staff working on the inner lining are quite capable.

Therefore, many netizens from China are speculating that the dragon dancers are Chinese.

The foreigners were just casually playing drums and gongs on the sidelines, serving to create a certain atmosphere.

But when the lion dancers removed the lion's head, the crowd was surprised to see blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners.

At that moment, netizens in China felt like their brains had shrunk.

What is that?

Foreigners performing a lion dance?!

How did they learn it? How could they possibly have learned it?

It's important to know that lion dancing isn't just about randomly twisting your body a couple of times; it involves specific dance steps.

Lion dance in China can be roughly divided into two schools: Southern Lion and Northern Lion, each with its own characteristics.

The Southern Lion is cute in appearance, and its movements are agile and skillful.

Southern Lion Dance features more graceful and fluid movements, emphasizing the integration of martial arts elements.

Northern lions are more bold and rugged, so they focus on the lion's form, expression, and portrayal.

Whether it's the Southern Lion or the Northern Lion, both have two performance styles: the ground lion and the high lion.

The ground lion dance is a lion dance performed on flat ground, with movements mainly consisting of jumping, rolling, and flapping.

High Lion, on the other hand, focuses more on routines, including the Tower of Babel, stepping on balls to cross bridges, and high-stakes jumps, among others.

The high lion's movements are more thrilling and exciting than the ground lion's, and are also highly entertaining.

The intricacies of lion dancing in China are quite profound; even for a Chinese person, it would take a year or two to learn this skill.

Even this little bit of knowledge is only enough for them to get started; they need a long period of training to become fully proficient.

If this is how the Chinese are, then it goes without saying that foreigners are even more so.

How exactly did they learn to dance the lion?

In no time, netizens in China were in an uproar, discussing the matter extensively.

"Wow! I woke up to a completely different world! The whole world is celebrating the Chinese New Year with lanterns and decorations everywhere. Anyone who didn't know better would think that the great ideal of 'developing countries' has been realized."

"I've seen plenty of dragon and lion dances, but this is the first time I've ever seen a team of foreigners. Fine, fine, as long as they don't pass the skills on to Xiao Xiba, I can accept it."

"Although the foreigners' lion dance did not grasp the essence of the Chinese lion dance, it is clear that they have tried their best to present the performance. In any case, it is much better than the 'cat dance' of the eight Western countries."

"This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous! When I saw the lion head being removed from the lion dance costume, I was so shocked I felt like my cerebellum had shrunk. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought it was a rumor."

"This wave of cultural export is truly amazing. The best cultural exchange is when everyone plays together. It is truly a source of pride when countries around the world come to learn about Chinese culture."