A performance at the Quan ho singing contest (Photo: VNA) Bac Ninh (VNA) – Variousactivities kicked off in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 14 aspart of an ongoing festival marking a decade since the Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songswere recognised by UNESCO as part of the intangible cultural heritage ofhumanity.
The “Returning to the land of Quan ho 2019”festival included a Quan ho singing contest, which drew the participation of350 artisans and instrumentalists across the locality. The annual contest hasbecome a traditional cultural activity of local Quan ho artisans, greatlycontributing to the conservation and development of the intangible heritage.
A spring press festival also opened thesame day, introducing more than 100 newspapers and magazines from pressagencies across the country. The festival is designed to honour reading cultureand improve the quality of people’s lives.
In addition, there was an exhibitionfeaturing nearly 4,000 ornamental trees from hundreds of artists andassociations in Bac Ninh and other localities, including some trees over acentury old. The event runs through until February 26.
Meanwhile, the Bac Ninh Culture and TourismWeek, which aims to popularise the province’s image to visitors from acrossVietnam and other countries, will be underway until May 12.
Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs were inscribedon the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity onSeptember 30, 2009. Since then, Bac Ninh has made considerable efforts torealise its commitments to UNESCO to conserve and uphold the value of this artform, thus obtaining comprehensive results.
The songs are alternating response versesbetween male and female singers. Quan ho singing is common at rituals,festivals, competitions, and informal gatherings, where guests will perform avariety of verses for their hosts before singing farewell. –VNA
The “Returning to the land of Quan ho 2019”festival included a Quan ho singing contest, which drew the participation of350 artisans and instrumentalists across the locality. The annual contest hasbecome a traditional cultural activity of local Quan ho artisans, greatlycontributing to the conservation and development of the intangible heritage.
A spring press festival also opened thesame day, introducing more than 100 newspapers and magazines from pressagencies across the country. The festival is designed to honour reading cultureand improve the quality of people’s lives.
In addition, there was an exhibitionfeaturing nearly 4,000 ornamental trees from hundreds of artists andassociations in Bac Ninh and other localities, including some trees over acentury old. The event runs through until February 26.
Meanwhile, the Bac Ninh Culture and TourismWeek, which aims to popularise the province’s image to visitors from acrossVietnam and other countries, will be underway until May 12.
Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs were inscribedon the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity onSeptember 30, 2009. Since then, Bac Ninh has made considerable efforts torealise its commitments to UNESCO to conserve and uphold the value of this artform, thus obtaining comprehensive results.
The songs are alternating response versesbetween male and female singers. Quan ho singing is common at rituals,festivals, competitions, and informal gatherings, where guests will perform avariety of verses for their hosts before singing farewell. –VNA
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