Third Open Big Market District 5 International Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Festival 2020
Tuesday, 18/02/2020 08:13 (GMT+7)
The third Open “Cho Lon” (Big Market) - District 5 International Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Festival 2020 in Ho Chi Minh city from April 24th to 26th will feature 30 troupes from the city, neighbouring provinces and countries in Southeast Asia.
Photo for illustration (Source: VNA)
According to the Organizing Board, troupes from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have signed to join the festival.
The festival’s theme is Lan Len Mai Hoa Thung (Dragon Climbs Mountains), a traditional dance which presents a dragon heading to the highest mountain.
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 10 poles 1-3 metres apart.
“Cho Lon” is used to refer to entire area of District 5, District 6 and a part of District 11 of Ho Chi Minh city. District 5 and District 6 are the main living areas of Hoa (Chinese-Vietnamese) ethnic community in the city at present, reported VNA.
Dragon dance is part of the traditional lifestyle of the Hoa community. About 440,000 Hoa people live in HCM city./.
Cam Nhung
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