Tuesday, 18/02/2020 08:14 (GMT+7)
The third Open “Cho Lon” (Big Market) District 5 International Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Festival 2020 will take place in Ho Chi Minh city from April 24th to 26th as part of the local activities to promote tourism.
Photo for illustration (Source: thethaohcm.vn)
The event will feature 30 troupes from the city, neighbouring provinces and countries in Southeast Asia.
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./.
Compiled by BTA