Local people make giant lanterns for a parade during the Thanh
Tuyen Festival (Photo courtesy of the organiser)
This is the first time the festival has been held in the province, giving
locals and tourists the chance to enjoy unique art performances.
The four-day event is expected to attract people from all over the country
featuring globally-recognised Thua Thien–Hue’s nha nhac (royal court
music), the gong culture of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands), Bac
Ninh’s quan ho (love duet), ca tru (ceremonial singing)
and xoan singing (spring songs from Phu Tho province).
Also in Tuyen Quang province, the Thanh Tuyen Festival is taking place, which
is known as a festival of giant lanterns. It will feature a number of
international delegations and embassies.
The annual festival will take place from September 20-23 to honour and promote
local culture and art, according to Nguyen Hai Anh, Vice Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee.
The opening ceremony will be held on September 21, with an art performance.
Other activities include historic and cultural exhibitions, food presentations,
sports and a conference about preserving and promoting intangible heritages
with tourism development.
The festival started in 2004 when some families modeled and decorated a few big
animal lanterns which were dragged along the street with a lion dance and song.
This was a big hit with children and adults alike and gradually evolved into
the festival it has become today.
Families would make modes of fish, rabbits and dragons.
The festival also became a cultural specialty of Tuyen Quang and was
recorded by Vietnamese Guinness Records as having the biggest lanterns in
Vietnam.
As the years passed, lanterns became more beautiful and more sophisticated with
many new styles but not forgetting the traditional roots. Thanks to this event,
Tuyen Quang attracts hundred thousand visitors.
"Beyond the meaning of a unique cultural festival, the Thanh Tuyen Festival is
a chance to introduce the tourism potential as Tuyen Quang houses many
beautiful destinations, cultural heritages and historical vestiges,” said Anh.
Source: VNA
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