The art of Chinese unicorns, lions and dragons in Ho Chi Minh City is recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Heritage recognition certificates were awarded at the ceremony. Photo: Tan Dinh.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), on March 30, at the National Architectural and Artistic Relic of Ho Chi Minh City Theater, the Department of Culture and Sports of the city solemnly held the Ceremony to Announce the Decision of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism on including the art of Lion, Lion, Dragon of the Chinese people in Ho Chi Minh City in the list of national intangible cultural heritage; Announcing the decision of the Chairman of the City People's Committee to rank the historical - cultural relic of the city.

The art of Lion, Lion, Dragon is a typical cultural activity of the Chinese community when they migrated to live in the old Saigon, today's Ho Chi Minh City, with the wish to be protected and sheltered in life. Lion, Lion, Dragon performances are often associated with festivals such as: Tet Nguyen Tieu, Tet Nguyen Dan, Tet Trung Thu... and also appear in groundbreaking and opening ceremonies to pray for luck, prosperity, and smooth work.

The art of unicorns, lions and dragons has been ranked as a national intangible cultural heritage. Photo: Danh Vo.

According to the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, 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 and 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".

On this occasion, District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City also received the decision to recognize 3 more works as city-level architectural and artistic relics: Trung Vuong High School, Tan Dinh Market, and Mariamman Temple.

Trung Vuong High School is recognized as an architectural and artistic relic of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tan Dinh.

These works are not only the pride of District 1, but also a valuable asset of the Vietnamese ethnic community; at the same time, they also pose a great responsibility for local authorities and people of District 1 in preserving and promoting the value of national cultural heritage.

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