Lion, lion and dragon art is a typical performing art form of the Chinese in Ho Chi Minh City, reflecting the reality of life of the Chinese community.
The three mascots: Unicorn, Lion, Dragon are all mythical, representing the wish for prosperity, luck, and warding off bad omens. They are often performed in festivals: Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, opening day, groundbreaking ceremony, etc.
The art of performing lion, unicorn and dragon dances represents spiritual, artistic andeducational values, preserving and transmitting traditional culture, along with other values. Therefore, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to include the Lion, Unicorn and Dragon Dance of the Chinese in Ho Chi Minh City in the list of national intangible cultural heritage.
Up to now, the city has 2 intangible heritages recognized by UNESCO as representative intangible cultural heritages of humanity: Ca Tru and Southern amateur music; 5 intangible cultural heritages included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List: Nghinh Ong Festival, Can Gio District, Ho Chi Minh City; Nguyen Tieu Festival of Chinese people, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City; Khai Ha/Cau An Festival at Lang Ong Ta Quan Le Van Duyet, Binh Thanh District; Vovinam-Viet Vo Dao and the Art of Lion, Lion, Dragon of Chinese people in Ho Chi Minh City.
On this occasion, the city has 7 more works and locations recognized as historical-cultural relics.
In particular, there are 3 historical relics which are communal houses in Thu Duc city. These relics not only have the typical architectural style of Southern communal houses but are also places associated with the process of national liberation and unification.
The recognized historical relics further highlight the indomitable and loyal spirit of the people of Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City.
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Lion, lion and dragon performances at the decision announcement ceremony. (Photo: Quoc Thanh). |
Along with that are 4 architectural and artistic relics showing the cultural exchange between Vietnam and India, between Eastern and Western architecture. The historical and cultural values in the above works show the level of development in the past, and still retain their value today.
To date, Ho Chi Minh City has 200 historical-cultural relics, including: 2 special national relics (historical relics); 58 national relics (including 2 archaeological relics, 32 architectural and artistic relics, 24 historical relics); 140 city-level relics (86 architectural and artistic relics, 54 historical relics).
Source: https://nhandan.vn/nghe-thuat-lan-su-rong-cua-nguoi-hoa-o-thanh-pho-ho-chi-minh-duoc-dua-vao-danh-muc-di-san-van-hoa-hoa-phi-t-the-quoc-gia-post868799.html
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