{"id":754,"date":"2026-03-12T20:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saiht.de\/blog\/?p=754"},"modified":"2026-06-04T07:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:58:44","slug":"the-teochew-food-festival-%f0%9f%a5%a2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saiht.de\/blog\/2026\/03\/12\/the-teochew-food-festival-%f0%9f%a5%a2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Teochew Food Festival \ud83e\udd62"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our course is studying the Vietnamese language and culture. Both are strongly influenced by the Chinese neighbor and its language(s) and culture(s). With 4 Chinese students in our group it was fitting to visit the anual L\u1ec5 H\u1ed9i \u1ea8m Th\u1ef1c Tri\u1ec1u Ch\u00e2u<\/strong> (Teochew Food Festival<\/em>, celebrated from the 16th to the 27th day of the First Lunar Month – March 4 to March 15, 2026) at the H\u1ed9i Qu\u00e1n Ngh\u0129a An<\/strong> (Ngh\u0129a An Assembly Hall). There is so much to learn about culture and history here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I could start with the background, since it looks very much like a temple. And a part of this H\u1ed9i Qu\u00e1n<\/strong> (\u6703\u9928 – community hub) serves as temple, but also as a town hall, a mutual aid society, a commercial network hub, and a place of ancestral worship for immigrants adapting to life in Vietnam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The specific Chinese group settled here are from Chaozhou<\/a> (Chinese: \u6f6e\u5dde, alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew) in the Teoswa region of east Guangdong, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Food Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This festival has it’s own Wikipedia page, but currently only in Vietnamese: H\u1ed9i qu\u00e1n Ngh\u0129a An<\/a>. As mentioned above it is held at the end of the first lunar month. It is famous for …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And we tried even more food:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One memorable part is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cultural importance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This community hall and the food festival were considered important enough for the Vietnamese culture that it got official recognition and protection. Here is a plate inside the community hall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The text reads “DI S\u1ea2N V\u0102N H\u00d3A PHI V\u00c2T TH\u1ec2 QU\u1ed0C GIA T\u1eacP QU\u00c1N X\u00c3 H\u1ed8I V\u00c0 T\u00cdN NG\u01af\u1ee0NG T\u1ebeT NGUY\u00caN TI\u00caU C\u1ee6A NG\u01af\u1edcI HOA TP. HCM” which translates to “National Intangible Cultural Heritage: Social Customs and Beliefs of the Lantern Festival (T\u1ebft Nguy\u00ean Ti\u00eau) of the Chinese Community in Ho Chi Minh City”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is an official list of such recognitions in Vietnam, starting 2012 and now having already 485 entrances: Danh m\u1ee5c Di s\u1ea3n v\u0103n h\u00f3a phi v\u1eadt th\u1ec3 qu\u1ed1c gia<\/a> (List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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