ABSTRACT
This chapter demonstrates how the Hoa Hakka have created a landscape imbued with Hakka cultural traits in Ho Chi Minh City. In the Hakka districts of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi, there has been a trend toward creating Hakka-esque landscapes. The Ngai and Hoa Hakka differ in their origins, as they migrated by way of different routes. In historical terms, the Ngai began to migrate from southern Guangxi to Northeast Vietnam in the 18th century. The Tsung Tsin Association of Vietnam was inactive during the Vietnam War and was reorganized after North Vietnam and South Vietnam were unified in 1976. The Tsung Tsin Association of Vietnam placed several stone qilin statues beside the statue of Guan Yin. The qilin is an imaginary Chinese animal. The Tsung Tsin Association of Vietnam has embedded the landscape with elements that are culturally significant to the Hakka. Visually, it has been emphasized that Guan Yin Ge is a sacred place for the Hakka.
