Phan Thiet to wrap up Nghing Ong Quan Thanh De Quan festival with colorful street parade

Participating in this year’s marching, there were 4 club-houses, namely: Hai Nam (Hainan), Phuc Kien (Fujian), Quang Dong (Guangdong), Trieu Chau (Chaozhou) and Quan Mieu delegation. Each club-house has from 70 to 170 people masquerading as fictional characters, such as: Master Duong Tang and his disciples, God of Fortune – Prosperity – Longevity, god of wealth, mandarin’s son and imperial maid, etc. With the participation of more than 700 walk-on parts and in fancy dresses, parade participants and demonstrators walked and performed numerous dance shows at the same time. Remarkably, the 150-meter-long dragon dance, performed by over 150 dancers, was really an attractive and breathtaking show to behold. The procession travelled more than 2 kilomaters from Quan De temple to many main streets inside Phan Thiet city and turned back to the starting point.

Nghinh Ong Quan Thanh De Quan festival manifested the belief of the Chinese community in Phan Thiet city in particular and Binh Thuan province in general to pray for peace, happiness, favorable conditions and a better-off life. The festival included a series of cultural activities, traditional Chinese costume performances, dragon dances, classic dramas, Chinese folk games. Since its fanciful and unique traits, Nghinh Ong Quan Thanh festival has been chosen as the traditional festival of the locality to serve for the growing demand of tourism. 

My Thien (Source: Binh Thuan Online)