BAC GIANG - Not born
in the ancient Quan ho village, Dang Thi Nhung, 63, head of the Quan ho Club in
Chang village, Viet Tien commune, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province is like
a "living archive" of these folk songs.
BAC GIANG - As part of a series of activities to mark the 60th Anniversary of Uncle Ho's visit and direction of the 1st Ha Bac Provincial Party Congress (October 17, 1963 - October 17, 2023), the male and female vocalists on both sides of the Cau River (belongs to Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces) have recently organized a traditional Quan Ho (love duet) singing performance at the campus of the special national relic site Bo Da Pagoda in Tien Son commune.
The People’s Committee of Lam Binh District, Tuyen Quang Province, held a ceremony on September 26 to receive a certificate recognising the traditional fire dance festival of the local Pa Then ethnic group as a national intangible cultural heritage.
BAC GIANG - The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Giang
province organized a training programme on September 10 to enhance knowledge
and skills of Quan ho (love duet) performance.
Authorities in Bac Giang province have so far spent more than 240 billion VND (9.9 million USD) on renovating and preserving over 100 historical relics, as part of the 2021-2025 plan for the work.
The People's Committee of Hong Ngu District, Dong Thap Province, held a ceremony on August 2 to receive the decision of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on recognising the traditional scarf weaving of Long Khanh A Commune as part of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage.
A ceremony was held in the central province of Ha Tinh on June 24 to receive a certificate recognising the Sino-Nom Documents from Truong Luu Village as a Document Heritage Memory of the World Programme for the Asia-Pacific region.