Lion and Dragon Dance Performing Art Becomes Intangible Cultural Heritage

Appearing in the cultural life of Vietnamese people for many centuries, lion and dragon dance is an indispensable artistic activity in most festivals, commercial activities, event inaugurations...

The image of colorful lions and dragons dancing majestically in the early morning sunlight not only shows the beauty of folk art but also highlights the aesthetic and cultural characteristics.

Lion and Dragon Dance appear at many festival events.

Believed to have first appeared in the 3rd century in China, lion and dragon dance has gradually become a popular cultural activity in many Asian countries such as Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea...

In Vietnam, for generations, lion and dragon dance has been considered a unique folk art, a typical cultural activity and is still maintained and strongly developed in many provinces and cities across the country.

Dance "Two dragons fighting for a pearl"

From a form of folk art with strong entertainment, lion dance has gradually been upgraded to a sport, encouraging practitioners to improve their physical strength, stature and determination. One of the most famous lion dance troupes in Ho Chi Minh City is Nhon Nghia Duong, which has been sent to compete in international tournaments many times, bringing many valuable achievements to Vietnamese lion dance.

Lion Dance Art becomes national intangible cultural heritage

The Ho Chi Minh City Lion Dance Federation, together with Chinese guilds, art troupes and artisans, have for a long time been promoting the proposal to recognize the Lion Dance as a national intangible cultural heritage.

These units have organized research, collected and standardized documents on Lion Dance; conducted surveys and research on the history, origin, performance techniques, costumes, and props; recorded, photographed and archived documents on performances, artists, clubs and related events; coordinated the organization of competitions that attracted a large number of people to participate, creating prestige, contributing to enhancing the cultural value of Lion Dance and developing tourism, attracting domestic and foreign tourists...

Ho Chi Minh City Lion Dance Federation receives decision to recognize national cultural heritage

Ho Chi Minh City has 7 more historical-cultural relics

Recognizing the role of the Lion Dance performance art and the efforts to preserve and promote the cultural beauty of this art form, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Cultural Heritage decided to include the Chinese Lion Dance performance art in Ho Chi Minh City in the list of national intangible heritage.

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  Lion and dragon dance and the journey to becoming a cultural heritage

At the ceremony to announce the decision on national intangible heritage with the art of Lion and Dragon performance held on the morning of March 30 at the City Theater Square (HCMC), the Department of Culture and Sports of HCMC also awarded the decision to rank historical-cultural relics at the city level to 7 famous places, including Long Binh Communal House, Long Hoa Communal House, An Khanh Communal House (Thu Duc City), Saigon University (District 5) and Trung Vuong High School, Tan Dinh Market, Mariamman Temple (District 1).

Source: https://nld.com.vn/cong-nhan-nghe-thuat-bieu-dien-lan-su-rong-thanh-di-san-van-hoa-phi-vat-the-196250330121016882.htm