The “tiger” cat of the Trong Tan family has two colors, black spots and yellow spots. The yellow spot looks exactly like a wild leopard, making many people who see it for the first time a little startled.
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Trong Tan relaxes with the boss. |
In fact, the breed of cat that Trong Tan is raising is called a Bengal cat. Currently in Vietnam, Bengal cats are ranked in the top of the rarest and most difficult cat breeds in the world, sought by many pet owners.
The Bengal cat is a F4 and F5 hybrid between an Asian wild cat and an American domestic cat and was recognized by the World Cat Association TICA in 1983. Although crossed with wildcats, the Bengal’s personality has changed. tamed to be docile enough to be a common pet.
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The gentle “leopard” has been tamed. |
Because of this rarity, the price of a Bengal cat is usually quite high, from 7-25 million VND/head, depending on the purity and quality of the gene.
The three Bengals of the Trong Tan family were raised from an early age and proved to be very cooperative with the family. For a time, the singer’s children wanted to raise ducks, and the duck peacefully grew up next to this breed of cat of wild origin.
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From a distance, the Bengal cat looks like a tiger, a leopard cub. |
The vocalist of Rang Tram Bau said that besides singing and teaching time, playing with pets and taking care of the terrace garden is his most relaxing time. Trong Tan’s cats are all obedient and “knowing”, rarely destructive. In the house, the singer dedicates a separate corner in the kitchen to make a “den” for the boss. The care of Bengal cats is not too complicated but requires attention and meticulousness. This is the part that Trong Tan’s father and son have clearly assigned. Also thanks to the cool hands of the whole family, a baby Bengal was born, adding the joy of the year of the cat to the singer’s family.
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A special lucky gift for singer Trong Tan. |
This year, the special lucky money that Trong Tan received was a pile of plastic buckets from close friends. The implication of the gift is that next year the singer will receive many shows, the whole year is always red.
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Trong Tan packs banh chung. |
Every year during Tet, Trong Tan’s family goes back to their hometown in Thanh Hoa to celebrate Tet with their extended family. The singer himself is the one who goes to the kitchen to pack banh chung and soup pot. This is a time when Trong Tan’s two children really like it because at that time, dad often brought guitar accompaniment for the children to show off.
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Father and son Trong Tan practice singing together. |
Trong Tan’s eldest son, Tan Dat, is currently pursuing the path of becoming an independent singer, besides studying jazz drums at the Conservatory, Tan Dat also follows his father to study vocals. As for the youngest daughter, Thao Nguyen also followed the musical path of her father, Thao Nguyen studied the zither and dan Bau.
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The eldest son appeared in Trong Tan’s Musical Road program. |
Recently, Trong Tan’s two children simultaneously won three Gold prizes at the Asia Pacific Art Festival (APAF) in Malaysia: Tan Dat’s son won the male solo gold prize, and Thao Nguyen’s daughter won two single gold awards. playing and harmonizing the zither.
