The 1st Chau Doc City Lion - Lion - Dragon Competition

Many people came to watch the first expanded Chau Doc City Lion - Lion - Dragon Competition.

Lion dance teams compete

Referee on duty

Chau Doc City leaders, delegates and organizers took souvenir photos with the lion dance teams with the best results.

The tournament gathered 15 teams from Chau Doc City, Long Xuyen City, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho City, Dong Thap Province, Dong Nai, Soc Trang, Lam Dong, Binh Phuoc, competing in the content "Lion Dance on Mai Hoa Thung" (each team performed the competition content from 7 - 10 minutes/team). After 2 days of competition, the organizing committee decided to award the first prize to the Mieu Bay Ba An Giang team, the second prize to the Chung Huy Duong team of Ho Chi Minh City, and 2 third prizes to the 2 teams Phuong Te Duong of Ho Chi Minh City and Style 2D Lam Dong. In addition, the organizing committee also awarded 3 consolation prizes.

This is a new activity, celebrating the peak of the Ba Chua Xu Festival in Sam Mountain; creating a highlight for the first year of the festival when it was recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The tournament also creates conditions for athletes to exchange experiences, promoting the movement of practicing sports , especially the art of Lion - Lion - Dragon.

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