Dragon dance is part of the traditional lifestyle of the Hoa (Chinese-Vietnamese) community. About 440,000 Hoa people live in HCM City, mostly in Cho Lon in District 5 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City haslaunched the 3rd International Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Festival as part ofits activities to promote tourism.
The event will feature 30 troupes from the city, neighbouringprovinces and countries in Southeast Asia.
The organiser, the city’s Department of Tourism and District5, confirmed that troupes from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have signed tojoin the festival.
The festival’s theme is Lan Len Mai Hoa Thung (Dragon ClimbsMountains), a traditional dance which presents a dragon heading to the highestmountain.
In the dance, a performer jumps from the lowest iron pole,around one metre high, to the highest one of at least 1.7 metres. There are 10poles 1-3 metres apart.
Only skilled artists who have two years of experience in thedance can perform Lan Len Mai Hoa Thung.
Dozens of performances with kylin heads and other items usedin kylin and dragon dances will also be featured.
Members of troupes will meet and discuss their performingtechniques.
In 2018, 25 professional troupes in the region took part inthe 2nd Kylin-Dragon Dance Festival, which was organised in Van Lang Park inDistrict 5. It attracted several thousand Vietnamese and foreignvisitors.
Mua lan (dragon dance) is part of the traditional lifestyleof the Hoa (Chinese-Vietnamese), 440,000 of whom live in the Old Quarter, knownas Cho Lon (Big Market), in District 5.
The dance is usually performed during Tet, Lunar New Year andMid-Autumn festival at opening and groundbreaking ceremonies.
The performers wear costumes in black and white to presentthe balance of am (yin) and duong (yang), and a red fabric belt symbolisingpassion for the martial arts.
During Tet, they use red clothes to present lucky things.They play different drums to rock the audiences and they also perform as circusartists.
“Dragon dances of the Hoa in Cho Lon feature a mixture ofdance, martial arts and passion,” said master Luu Kiem Xuong, head of Nhon NghiaDuong, who has more than 20 years of experience in the art.
The city has dozens of professional dance troupes, includingthe leading troupes Nhon Nghia Duong and Kien Thang Duong of Cho Lon with100-200 performers each.
The 3rd International Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Festival willopen on April 24./.
The event will feature 30 troupes from the city, neighbouringprovinces and countries in Southeast Asia.
The organiser, the city’s Department of Tourism and District5, confirmed that troupes from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have signed tojoin the festival.
The festival’s theme is Lan Len Mai Hoa Thung (Dragon ClimbsMountains), a traditional dance which presents a dragon heading to the highestmountain.
In the dance, a performer jumps from the lowest iron pole,around one metre high, to the highest one of at least 1.7 metres. There are 10poles 1-3 metres apart.
Only skilled artists who have two years of experience in thedance can perform Lan Len Mai Hoa Thung.
Dozens of performances with kylin heads and other items usedin kylin and dragon dances will also be featured.
Members of troupes will meet and discuss their performingtechniques.
In 2018, 25 professional troupes in the region took part inthe 2nd Kylin-Dragon Dance Festival, which was organised in Van Lang Park inDistrict 5. It attracted several thousand Vietnamese and foreignvisitors.
Mua lan (dragon dance) is part of the traditional lifestyleof the Hoa (Chinese-Vietnamese), 440,000 of whom live in the Old Quarter, knownas Cho Lon (Big Market), in District 5.
The dance is usually performed during Tet, Lunar New Year andMid-Autumn festival at opening and groundbreaking ceremonies.
The performers wear costumes in black and white to presentthe balance of am (yin) and duong (yang), and a red fabric belt symbolisingpassion for the martial arts.
During Tet, they use red clothes to present lucky things.They play different drums to rock the audiences and they also perform as circusartists.
“Dragon dances of the Hoa in Cho Lon feature a mixture ofdance, martial arts and passion,” said master Luu Kiem Xuong, head of Nhon NghiaDuong, who has more than 20 years of experience in the art.
The city has dozens of professional dance troupes, includingthe leading troupes Nhon Nghia Duong and Kien Thang Duong of Cho Lon with100-200 performers each.
The 3rd International Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Festival willopen on April 24./.
VNA
