On the first days of Tet (the traditional lunar New Year's festival), Hanoians have a chance to enjoy Bai Choi singing - a special music genre of people in Tay Son, Binh Dinh Province. Bai Choi singing is one of the folk arts and contests in the central region, from Quang Binh to Binh Thuan. When mentioning this folk art, people often think of Bai Choi singing in Hoi An, Quang Nam Province. However, few people know that Binh Dinh is the cradle of the art. Now, the province has restored all ceremonies and rites of an ancient Bai Choi festival. From January 27-28, 2012 (January 5-6 of the lunar calendar), on the occasion of the 223rd anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da Victory (1789-2012), the first Bai Choi Festival was held at the Kim Ma Theatre in Hanoi with a performance by Bai Choi singers from Tay Son. The umpire must have the ability to improvise quickly and humorously. According to Nguyen An Pha, former Vice Director of the Binh Dinh Provincial Department … [Read more...] about Bai Choi Singing in Binh Dinh Province
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Binh Dinh Province guidebook targets tourists
Binh Dinh Province’s People’s Committee has released a guidebook with an aim to serve tourists on the occasion of the upcoming Tay Son-Binh Dinh Festival. The book features information on travel tours, tourist destinations, traditional trade and martial art villages, shops and restaurants.The 200-page book has been published by Lao Dong (Labour) Publishing House and Viet Nam Trade Review in three languages: Vietnamese, English and Chinese. (Source: VNS) … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh Province guidebook targets tourists
Champa Ruins Found in Binh Dinh Province
The foundations of temples and towers, pillars and broken pieces of stone Naga statues and Chinese porcelains were unearthed in an archeological excavation at the Binh Lam Champa Tower in Tuy Phuoc District of Binh Dinh Province. Dr. Bui Chi Hoang of the Southern Academy of Social Sciences, leader of the excavation team, said 91 broken pieces of round and Naga stone statues were unearthed in the area in front of the tower. Broken pieces of building materials made of Chinese ceramic in Han, Tang, Ming and Quin dynasties and of Go Sanh potteries of Binh Dinh Province were also found. Among the ruins excavated were vestiges of temple and tower foundations and the base of towers made of bricks, engraved with various images and motifs of Garuda, king of birds in Hindu mythology, and lions. The excavation was being jointly carried out between July 1 and September 30 by the Binh Dinh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Southern Social Sciences Academy. … [Read more...] about Champa Ruins Found in Binh Dinh Province
Binh Dinh Province: Maintenance and Development of Gongs’ culture
(Cinet) - According to statistical data of the sector of culture, sports and tourism in Binh Dinh province, Binh Dinh Province keeps over 80 suits of gongs in communal houses and families with traditional ceremonies. With 80 suits of Gong, Gong of H’re’s people is about 20 suits, Bna K’riem is about 48 suits in Vinh Thanh and Cham H’Roi is about 18 suits. According to Dr. Dinh Ba Hoa, a manager of Collective Museum in Binh Dinh Province, Gongs in the mountainous areas brings many cultural identities of the ethnic minority and relates to customs of the ethnic minority. However, with the globalization nowadays, gongs seem downgraded in their own value. To maintain and develop the culture of the gong (both tangible and intangible values), Binh Dinh has implemented to build the project on maintenance and development of value of the gong’s culture in a group of ethnic minority in the province. It is a long strategy that calls for the care at all levels, … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh Province: Maintenance and Development of Gongs’ culture
Binh Dinh Province set for USD22bn mega oil complex
Final details are being worked out on whether Binh Dinh Province will get a USD22bn oil refinery expected to provide a major boost to Vietnam's economy and deliver on the Vietnam government's oil and gas master plan to 2020. Binh Dinh Province set for USD22bn mega oil complex The Environment Institute under the Vietnam National University-HCMC is completing its assessment on environmental impacts before submitting report on the Nhon Hoi Mega Oil Complex to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Nhon Hoi Mega Oil Complex will be a huge boost to the economy of Binh Dinh Province as well as the central region. The project is expected to contribute three-to-four percent of total GDP of Vietnam and provide jobs to at least 30,000 workers. Authorities of Binh Dinh Province are upgrading the infrastructure such as Phu Cat Airport and carrying out ground clearance work. The mega oil complex is expected to cost USD22bn, with capacity of 400,000 barrels of oil. The complex is … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh Province set for USD22bn mega oil complex