How many pieces does Lion Dance have?

It has 264 pieces across 77 distinct parts, and it includes no minifigures.

What does the set depict?

It recreates the traditional lion dance performed at Chinese New Year and other traditional festival celebrations.

Does the set include any minifigures?

No, it consists solely of the sculpted lion head model, with no minifigures included.

Chinese Traditional Festivals

Lion Dance

Lion Dance is a set built for Chinese traditional festivals, made from 264 pieces in 2018 and modelled on the well-known lion dance performed at events such as Lunar New Year. No minifigures are included, keeping the focus entirely on the model itself. Its bold red, white and yellow colours echo the festive symbolism traditionally associated with the lion head.

Set number: 6244853
Year: 2018
Pieces: 264
Minifigures: 0
Theme: Chinese Traditional Festivals
Different parts: 77

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 77

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Description

A traditional motif in bricks

The lion dance is a staple of Chinese New Year and other traditional festival celebrations, where an elaborately decorated lion head is moved to music to bring good fortune and ward off bad spirits. This set translates that motif into a 264-piece display model, using red, white and yellow to echo the traditional colours of a lion head and the festive occasion it represents. That makes it more of a cultural display piece than a typical vehicle or building set found elsewhere in a collection.

264 pieces, 77 of them unique

With 77 distinct parts across 264 pieces total, the build clearly focuses on the lion head's sculpted shape, reusing many similarly coloured elements to build up volume and structure across the model. That approach produces a rounded, three-dimensional result rather than a flat relief design, which makes the build noticeably more sculptural than many sets its size. The full parts list on this page shows exactly which shapes and colours went into it, useful before buying the set or planning where to display it.

A set with no minifigures

Unlike most sets, Lion Dance includes no minifigures at all, since the model itself is meant to be the centrepiece rather than a backdrop for play scenes involving characters or stories. That makes it a pure display piece, one that sits well alongside other culturally themed decorative sets on a shelf. Checking the parts list on this page quickly shows which colours and shapes were used to build the lion's curved, sculptural form.

Who it suits

Lion Dance suits anyone who appreciates decorative sets with cultural significance and wants something that stands apart from typical houses or vehicles in a collection. The 264-piece build stays manageable in scope, while the 77 distinct elements do the work of shaping the sculptural form throughout the whole assembly. The parts list on this page gives an advance look at exactly which bricks and colours are included in the box.

FAQ

How many pieces does Lion Dance have?: It has 264 pieces across 77 distinct parts, and it includes no minifigures.
What does the set depict?: It recreates the traditional lion dance performed at Chinese New Year and other traditional festival celebrations.
Does the set include any minifigures?: No, it consists solely of the sculpted lion head model, with no minifigures included.

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