The art of lion, unicorn, and dragon is a typical cultural activity of the Chinese community when they migrated to live in Saigon with the wish to be protected and sheltered in life. Lion, unicorn, and dragon performances are often associated with festivals such as: Tet Nguyen Tieu, Tet Nguyen Dan, Mid-Autumn Festival,... and also appear in groundbreaking and opening ceremonies to pray for luck, prosperity, and smooth work.
The art of lion, unicorn and dragon also helps create jobs for people, contributes to creating material wealth, stabilizing and developing the city's economy . The art of lion, unicorn and dragon also helps balance the needs of cultural and spiritual activities, solving the needs of entertainment and community activities that people in modern society cannot lack.
On the other hand, the art of lion, unicorn and dragon also has many humane elements. Many lion, unicorn and dragon troupes have gathered homeless, homeless or disadvantaged children, creating jobs, to limit their falling into social evils or the risk of breaking the law, contributing to stabilizing social order.
The fact that the Chinese lion, lion and dragon art in Ho Chi Minh City has become a national intangible cultural heritage has a positive impact on promoting cultural heritage, forming cultural-historical tourism products with typical characteristics in the city, thereby contributing to the implementation of the Project "Strategy for developing the cultural sector of Ho Chi Minh City in the period of 2020-2035".
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Lion, lion and dragon art performance at the inauguration ceremony of Ton Duc Thang Museum on January 3. (Photo: Dung Phuong) |
Up to now, Ho Chi Minh City has 4 national intangible cultural heritages including: Nghinh Ong Festival - Can Gio, Nguyen Tieu Festival of Chinese people in District 5, Khai Ha - Cau An Festival at Lang Duc Ta Quan Le Van Duyet and the art of lion, unicorn and dragon of Chinese people in Ho Chi Minh City.
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