(Cinet)- Bac Ninh provincial People's Committee has submitted a scientific document on the Tug-of-war Festival in Huu Chap village to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for a recognition as the national intangible cultural heritage. … [Read more...] about Bac Ninh: Proposing to recognize Huu Chap Tug-of-war Festival as national intangible cultural heritage
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Bac Ninh: Striving to preserve some folk game
(Cinet)- Huu Chap Village in Bac Ninh Province has maintained a traditional game bamboo keo co (tug of war) for hundreds of years but now it is being lost amid rapid socio-economic development. It is necessary to maintain some values the folk game. … [Read more...] about Bac Ninh: Striving to preserve some folk game
Bac Ninh honoured certificate of special national relics
(Cinet)- On behalf of the Government, vice-PM Vu Duc Dam honoured the Certificate to rank the special national relics of the tombs and temples of the kings of the Ly Dynasty and the Phat Tich Pagoda historical-architectural relic site in Tien Du district on March 07. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in … [Read more...] about Bac Ninh honoured certificate of special national relics
Heritage Space of Quan ho Bac Ninh singing
(Cinet) - Heritage Space event in Ha Noi reflects Viet Nam's UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of quan ho (love duet) singing on March 13. Following the talk show, quan ho artists from Bac Ninh, which is considered the cradle of the art form, will perform a repertoire of popular quan ho melodies. The talk show will feature two speakers: folk literature researcher Nguyen Hung Vi and veteran quan ho artist Xuan Mui. The event will start at 8pm. Heritage Space is located at the Dolphin Plaza, 189 Tran Binh Street, My Dinh Ward. … [Read more...] about Heritage Space of Quan ho Bac Ninh singing
Do Temple festival in Bac Ninh
(Cinet)- The Do Temple Festival opened on May 03, marking 1,005 years since King Ly Thai To, who began the Ly dynasty, took the throne. Den Do (Do Temple) in the northern province of Bac Ninh was built under the Ly Dynasty in 1030 southeast of Co Phap Village, or Dinh Bang Village today, in Tu Son District. This was where Ly Cong Uan was born. The temple in northern Bac Ninh province was built in honour of eight Ly emperors. Its central section was built in 1028 after the death of King Ly Thai To, and the complex was enlarged to incorporate the final resting places of seven of his successors. During the three-day event, visitors would participate in "Dai Te", a procession to honour Ly Dynasty's kings and pray for peaceful life as well as enjoy "quan ho" singing, wrestling, human chess, to name but a few. The temple was repaired and upgraded many times. The biggest enlargement was in 1602. At that time, the temple complex covered 31,250 square meters and housed 21 differently buildings. … [Read more...] about Do Temple festival in Bac Ninh