Ceremony to celebrate national heritage status, open Dong Cuong Temple Festival

News

Ceremony to celebrate national heritage status, open Dong Cuong Temple Festival

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

YBO - Van Yen district of Yen Bai province is holding a ceremony on February 1 - 2 to announce the recognition of the Dong Cuong Temple Festival as national intangible cultural heritage and open the 2023 festival.

The annual Dong Cuong Temple Festival

The event aims to popularise, honour, preserve, and bring into play traditional cultural values, and introduces the temple – a national historical and cultural relic site – to visitors from far and wide.

Dong Cuong Temple is an ancient place of worship located on a bank of the Hong (Red) River in Ben Den hamlet of Dong Cuong commune, Van Yen district. Known as a sacred temple, it is dedicated to the Mother Goddess of Forest, a national tutelary deity, and the Tay ethnic troops who fell down in an uprising against French colonialists.

The Dong Cuong Temple complex, including the main temple and several shrines, was listed as a national historical and cultural relic site by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2009.

There are two major festivals here every spring and autumn, in the first and ninth lunar months.

The Dong Cuong Temple Festival was named national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 16, 2023.

With support from ministries, sectors, and the provincial administration, the Van Yen district People’s Committee is holding a ceremony announcing the recognition of the Dong Cuong Temple Festival as part of national intangible cultural heritage and opening the 2023 festival on February 1 - 2 (the 11th and 12th days of the first lunar month).

The event will feature such activities as incense offering, announcement of the recognition and opening the festival, performances of the Tay ethnic group’s ancient xoe dance, worship rituals, sports competitions, and folk games.

YBĐT

Other news

Mu Cang Chai Paragliding Festival to take place on upcoming national holidays

Paragliding in Mu Cang Chai district is attracting an increasingly large number of tourists.

On the occasion of the upcoming national holidays of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification, and May Day from April 27 to May 1, a lot of tourist activities will be held in Mu Cang Chai district, including the opening of the 2024 Paragliding Festival entitled “Bay tren mien danh thang” (Flying over Scenic Spot).

Yen Bai leader attends 2024 Vietnam Connect Forum

Chairman of the provincial Tran Huy Tuan attends 2024 Vietnam Connect Forum

Deputy Secretary of Yen Bai province’s Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Huy Tuan attended the 2024 Vietnam Connect Forum held recently in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Party Secretary joins CPV high-ranking delegation’s visit to Japan

Politburo member, permanent member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the CPV Central Committee’s Organsiation Commission Truong Thi Mai and the CPV high-level delegation have a working delegation with President of the National Diet NukagaFukushiro.

YBO- Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the CPV Central Committee’s Organsiation Commission Truong Thi Mai, who is also Chairwoman of the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, led a high-level delegation on a working visit to Japan from March 31 to April 3.

Australia to assist Yen Bai in various fields

Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Tran Huy Tuan presents a photo of Mu Cang Chai terraced fields, a special national scenic site

Chairman of the Yen Bai provincial People's Committee Tran Huy Tuan hosted a local reception for Vice Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam Cherrie Russel and a working delegation from the Australian Embassy in Vietnam.

News