(BGO) - Bac Giang has a long history and culture. It
was separated from former Ha Bac province in 1997. At that time, the province
had 10 districts and town: Bac Giang town and Lang Giang, Viet Yen, Hiep Hoa,
Yen Dung, Tan Yen, Yen The, Luc Nam, Son Dong and Luc Ngan districts.
Experiencing many ups and downs, Bac Giang has affirmed that it is a sacred
land with talented people and is developing strongly.
(BGO) –
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the sixth Quan ho (Love
duet) singing festival in Bac Giang province will be kicked off on October 18,
2020 in Bac Giang city (Bac Giang province) with the participation from 10 art
troops in 10 districts, city and Quan ho Culture Association in Bac Giang
province.
(BGO) - Vu
Thi Thoa (born in 1952) is Chairwoman of Rong Vang Quan ho (Love duet) club in
Tien Phong commune, Yen Dung district (Bac Giang province). Her family has
invested more than 500 million VND (21,500 USD) to build the singing room and
buy equipment to teach Quan ho singing to local children.
(BGO) – I met Duong Thi Hoai Thu
(born in 1970), an officer at the Center of Culture, Informaiton and Sport in
Viet Yen district (Bac Giang province) in a severe hot day of July. Though she
is in charge of directing 3 major programmes and contests, she took time to
share about her career of long dedication.
The traditional craft of making ba khia (three-striped crab) sauce in the southern province of Cà Mau has been officially recognised as the National Intangible Cultural Heritage
85 ancient ironwood trees in Son Tay, a town on Hanoi's outskirts, received heritage status from the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment.
(BGO) - People living along the two banks of the
Cau River have long been aware that when playing ‘quan ho’ (love duet singing),
they must understand thoroughly, play according to rules, and sing with their
hearts to preserve the traditional identity. Tam Tang ‘quan ho’ village, Quang
Chau commune, Viet Yen district (Bac Giang province) is one of the ‘quan ho’
villages that still retains the "fire" in maintaining that cultural activity
in Kinh Bac (Northern) region.
