Ho Chi Minh City adds 1 national intangible cultural heritage and 7 historical - cultural relics

The art of lion, unicorn, dragon (photo) is a typical performing art form of the Chinese in Ho Chi Minh City with 3 mascots: lion, unicorn, dragon, all of which are mythical, representing the wish for prosperity, luck, and warding off bad luck. They are often performed in festivals, Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, opening days, groundbreaking ceremonies, etc., expressing spiritual, artistic, educational values, preserving and transmitting traditional culture.

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In addition to 1 new national intangible cultural heritage, Ho Chi Minh City also has 7 more works and locations recognized as historical - cultural relics by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee this time, including: Tan Dinh market, Mariamman temple, Trung Vuong High School (District 1), An Khanh communal house, Long Binh communal house, Long Hoa communal house (Thu Duc City) and Saigon University (District 5), bringing the number of historical - cultural relics of the city to 200 works and locations, including: 2 special national relics (historical relics), 58 national relics (including 2 archaeological relics, 32 architectural and artistic relics, 24 historical relics), 140 city-level relics (86 architectural and artistic relics, 54 historical relics); and 79 historical relics related to the process of national liberation and national reunification.

On this occasion, Portcoast Consulting Joint Stock Company (Portcoast) donated all digital products of the City Theater to the Ho Chi Minh City Art Center. The event not only affirmed the role of the theater as an important cultural center but also demonstrated the connection between the preservation of tangible and intangible heritage, contributing to the preservation and promotion of Vietnamese cultural identity.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-them-1-di-san-van-hoa-phi-vat-the-quoc-gia-va-7-di-tich-lich-su-van-hoa-185250330221217324.htm