(BGO) - Bac Giang belongs to the northern midland and mountainous region, associated with the names of Vo Ninh land and the districts and provinces of Kinh Bac (Kinh Bac Thuong) - Lang Giang - Lang Thuong - Bac Ha - Thien Phuc - Da Phuc... Over thousands of years of building the country, the land with the interference of the two cultural regions of ancient Viet and Tay-Nung, is increasingly developing and shaping its identity.
In addition to famous historical, cultural sites and landscapes such as Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, Bo Da Pagoda and Xuong Giang Citadel, in recent years, archaeologists have continued to excavate and awaken many ancient relic sites such as Dong Lam - Huong Lam (Hiep Hoa), Phuc Son (Tan Yen) and An Thuong (Yen The). Luc Nam district is home to Binh Long - Bat Nha Pagoda (Huyen Son), while Luc Ngan district has Ha Pagoda (Hong Giang), Cau Tu (Phuong Son), Am Vai (Nam Duong); and Son Dong district boasts An Chau and Khe Tau (Yen Dinh)…
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Ancient features of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda. |
The provincial People's Committee has issued a plan to carry out archaeological projects in the locality in the 2020-2025 period, which not only brings new awareness about the ancient land of the homeland but also contributes to raising the pride and sense of heritage protection, meeting the needs of the people's spiritual life and tourism development.
The creation of the cultural tradition of Bac Giang in the past and now, first of all, has been made by indigenous residents and generations of people who came to set up villages; mandarins and army generals who made merits on the land of Bac Giang; and those who went through Bac Giang land, admired and left lyrics, music works, paintings and pages of literature that have been handed down to posterity.
The spring of the homeland contributes to promoting and paving the way for Bac Giang's traditional culture to move forward... |
On the basis of social relations and cultural exchanges, unique Quan Ho (love duet) singing villages were formed in the North Cau River area. On the other hand, villagers and highland ethnic groups created many folk songs that still shine today, such as Sinh ca of the Cao Lan people, Sang co of the San Chi ethnic group, Soong co of the San Diu ethnic group, Then and Soong hao of the Tay and Nung...
The land of Bac Giang also soon shaped the academic tradition under the feudal period. Over the past 800 years, 66 people passed royal exams, from doctorate to first doctoral laureate.
It can be seen that, in the totality of Bac Giang cultural subjects, literature has left a really clear hallmark with the system of steles with inscriptions and Han Nom bibliographies. Bac Giang literature from the 15th century was associated with the resistance war against the Ming army. World cultural celebrity and national liberation hero Nguyen Trai (1380-1442) had "Letter of Bac Giang Citadel" to persuade the enemy to surrender and twice wrote "Letter of Xuong Giang Citadel" for the same purpose. The names of Lang Giang - Xuong Giang - Can Tram also resounded in Nguyen Trai’s immortal epic "Binh Ngo Dai Cao" (Proclamation of Victory).
Next, the poet emperor Le Thanh Tong (1442 - 1497) had two poems about the scene of Xuong Giang, namely "Tru Long Nhan" (Staying in Long Nhan) and "Tru Xuong Giang" (Staying in Xuong Giang).
At that time, famous Bac Giang scholars Than Nhan Trung and Ngo Van Canh were on the list of 28 members of the Tao Dan (Writers) Association. Then the list included more writers like the first doctoral laureate Giap Hai…
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Foreign tourists visit the Xuong Giang Victory Relic Site (Bac Giang city). |
In the early 20th century, Bac Giang contributed many outstanding writers such as Tuong Pho, Le Van Truong, Bui Huy Phon, Xich Dieu, Trinh Nhu Tau, Nguyen Hong, Hoang Cam, Anh Tho and Thai Duy... Of them, three received the Ho Chi Minh Prize for literature and art.
Since the renovation period, a generation of Bac Giang writers has been holding a key position, with many new works.
In the new context, Bac Giang's culture has turned to a new page, joining the whole country towards integration and development. On the one hand, traditional heritage values continue to be tapped and improved, filling the cultural gaps in the past; on the other hand, it will exchange and acquire advanced cultures from the around the world in the spirit of making innovations and bringing into play the strength of the nation and the era. The spring of the homeland contributes to promoting and paving the way for Bac Giang's traditional culture to move forward...
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Son
