Xoan Singing of northern Phu Tho province will receive the official recognition as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity from UNESCO in a ceremony at Lai Len Shrine, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho on February 3.
The worshipping ritual dedicated to Au Co, the legendary mother of Viet Nam, was recognised as national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at a ceremony held in Phu Tho Province on March 21.
The highlights of the 2016 Hung Kings Temple Festival will be a street folk festival in Viet Tri entitled 'Viet Tri - festive city returning to the roots' and a high-range firework display.
Located in Phu Tho province, Xuan Son National Park is a perfect pick for those who are interested in discovering the pristine beauty of Mother Nature, the pure atmosphere of forests and mountains as well as the unique culture of ethnic minority groups.
The nomination paper for Xoan singing to be recognised as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity must be submitted to UNESCO before March 31.
Ear Cake, a tasty food that is served every day by locals in Phu Tho province, has that name because it has the shape of an ear.
After years of dedicated work, half of the 326 Hung King relics found throughout Phu Tho province have been successfully restored.
Rituals were held in northern Phu Tho Province on April 24 (the sixth day of the third lunar month) to commemorate the death anniversary of the nation’s Great Father Lac Long Quan and pay incense tribute to Great Mother Au Co.
Phu Tho People's Committee announced at press meeting that Hung King death anniversary which falls on the 10th day of the third lunar month and Hung Kings Temple Festival 2015 will be taken place from April 23 to 28, 2015.
Numerous celebratory activities will be held in northern Phu Tho province from April 23-28 to commemorate the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Van Lang – the first State in Viet Nam’s history.
More than one million people have flocked to the Hung Kings Temple in northern Phu Tho province since the start of the Lunar New Year to pay homage to the nation’s legendary founders.
Vietravel Marketing and Tourist Company, or Vietravel, worked with China’s Travel Channel China from May 16 to 21 to film a documentary in HCMC, Nha Trang and Hanoi.