Cau Ngu festival is a unique cultural feature of coastal localities, which has been preserved and passed down through many generations. The festival is to pray for bumper hauls of fish, safe voyages and peace for the nation. Procession of Long Chau boat The festival in Ngu Loc commune is considered the largest of its kind not only in Thanh Hoa but also across North Central localities, attracting thousands of visitors. The main ritual in the festival is a procession of Long Chau boat from Bac Tho village to a platform at the commune’s stadium, where praying will be conducted every day during the festival. On the last day of the festival, the Long Chau boat will be burned at the seaside. Many festivities are also held during the event, including squid catching and fishing net drawing competitions, a Chinese chess contest, and art performances. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa’s festival recognized national intangible cultural heritage
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Thanh Hoa’s festival recognised national intangible cultural heritage
Cau Ngu festival is a unique cultural feature of coastal localities, which has been preserved and passed down through many generations. The festival is to pray for bumper hauls of fish, safe voyages and peace for the nation. The festival in Ngu Loc commune is considered the largest of its kind not only in Thanh Hoa but also across north central localities, attracting thousands of visitors. The main ritual in the festival is a procession of Long Chau boat from Bac Tho village to a platform at the commune’s stadium, where praying will be conducted every day during the festival. On the last day of the festival, the Long Chau boat will be burned at the seaside. Many festivities are also held during the event, include squid catching and fishing net drawing competitions, a Chinese chess contest, and art performances.VNS Tags: Thanh Hoa’s festival recognised national intangible cultural heritage … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa’s festival recognised national intangible cultural heritage
Vinamilk to open 4 farms in Thanh Hoa
Currently, Vinamilk has 120,000 dairy cows, producing some 750 tonnes of fresh milk for raw material every day. — Photo courtesy Vinamilk The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) would invest in four hi-tech dairy farms in the central province of Thanh Hoa until 2020, said general director Mai Kieu Lien. These four farms will be located in Vinamilk Thanh Hoa hi-tech dairy farm complex, according to the general director. Of which, there is an organic dairy farm, bringing the size of the complex to 20,000 cows, provides an estimated 110 million litres of milk per year. With the plan to develop the farms, the total number of cows supplying milk to the company (including Vinamilk’s farms and farmers) has reached over 120,000, producing some 750 tonnes of fresh milk for raw material every day. It is expected that the total number of cows will be raised to some 200,000 by 2020, and raw milk production is expected to double by then, meeting 50 per cent of the … [Read more...] about Vinamilk to open 4 farms in Thanh Hoa
Vinamilk to build four hi-tech dairy farms in Thanh Hoa
A farm of Vinamilk (Photo: Vinamilk) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) will invest in four high-tech dairy farms in the north central province of Thanh Hoa until 2020, said Vinamilk General Director Mai Kieu Lien. The four farms, including an organic one, will be built in Vinamilk Thanh Hoa’s high-tech dairy farm complex. As many as 20,000 dairy cows will be raised on the farms, producing 110 million litres of milk per year. [Vinamilk opens high-tech dairy farm in Thanh Hoa] With its current development plans, Vinamilk owns more than 120,000 dairy cows, supplying about 750 tonnes of milk a day. The company is expected to have 200,000 dairy cows and raw milk output will double by 2020, meeting 50 percent of material demand for production and ensuring supply for Vietnamese consumers. Vinamilk has recently inaugurated a high-tech dairy farm in Thanh Hoa. Covering a total area of 40 hectares in Thong Nhat town, Yen Dinh district, the facility was built with an … [Read more...] about Vinamilk to build four hi-tech dairy farms in Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hoa province: Forest planting festival “For a green Vietnam…
The event welcomed 150 volunteers of Canon Social & Culture Volunteer Network and 50 local students. The project not only contributes to the protection of low-belt forest ecosystem, but also raises awareness about environmental protection among the youth with practical activities and strongly connects the youth movement and enterprises through meaningful social activities. This is the eighth year that the planting forest cooperation project of Canon Vietnam is deployed in Ben En National Park, with the total area of newly planted forest growing to 150 hectares (all Erythrophleum fordii).Photos: Hai Dang"Through this project, I do hope students and members of the local Youth Union will raise awareness of environmental protection, plant trees together to create green lungs for the Earth. The young trees we plant are not only for us, but also for generations of our descendants. This will be the most precious gift we can leave for future generations”, said Mr. Minoru Niimura, … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa province: Forest planting festival “For a green Vietnam…