Ninh Binh is not only a land blessed by nature with many unique and beautiful landscapes, but also has the ancient capital Hoa Lu with a thousand years of history, a sacred land, talented people, and diverse culture. This is considered a source of strength and a driving force for socio-economic development. In the context of strong international integration, in order for heritage to move forward with time, building a brand for heritage is an important task to preserve and promote the good traditional values of our ancestors, creating a resource to help shape the identity of Ninh Binh associated with building a local brand.
Land of heritage convergence
Ninh Binh is proud to be the first capital of the centralized feudal state in our country in the 10th century, the birthplace of Dai Co Viet State, the land associated with the careers of 6 kings of the three dynasties Dinh - Tien Le - Ly with heroic historical marks of the nation, along with a rich and diverse system of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Many historical and cultural relics and scenic spots have become attractive tourist destinations, of important significance in economic development such as: Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Tam Coc - Bich Dong, Non Nuoc Mountain, Bai Dinh Pagoda, Phat Diem Stone Church, Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve, World Cultural and Natural Heritage Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex...
Ninh Binh's traditional art and culture is very rich and diverse, and has become an indispensable spiritual food for every citizen. These are the rustic Xam songs, the smooth and soulful Cheo melodies passed down from generation to generation, the folk songs of the Muong ethnic group... which have affirmed the everlasting value and strong vitality of traditional art forms imbued with the identity of folk culture.
Ninh Binh is the homeland of King Dinh Tien Hoang, Ly Dynasty National Teacher Nguyen Minh Khong, Grand Preceptor Truong Han Sieu, Trang Bong Vu Duy Thanh, Minister Pham Than Duat... Throughout historical periods, many heroes, celebrities, military, scientific, political figures, armed forces generals, scholars, cultural figures, and artists from Ninh Binh have made important contributions to the cause of building and developing the homeland and the country.
The art of architecture through historical periods is also marked on cultural, religious and belief architectural works such as the Nguyen Temple, the Temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang and the Temple of King Le Dai Hanh, Phat Diem Stone Church, Thai Vi Temple... Unique traditional cultural festivals: Hoa Lu Festival, Binh Hai Temple Festival, Non Khe Village Newspaper Festival, Thai Vi Temple Festival....
Traditional crafts such as Ninh Hai embroidery, Kim Son sedge weaving, Ninh Van stone carving, Bo Bat pottery… in addition to their economic value also contain cultural and artistic values through historical periods. These are the potentials and resources for Ninh Binh to build a cultural heritage brand with high recognition and competitiveness.
Need to build a brand for heritage
In recent times, Ninh Binh province has issued and implemented many projects and plans to preserve and promote cultural heritage values, contributing to raising public awareness in preserving and promoting cultural heritage in the province.
According to statistics from the Department of Culture, the province has 1,821 inventoried relics, 395 of which have been ranked, including 314 provincial relics, 81 national relics (including 3 special national relics, 1 world cultural and natural heritage), and 5 national treasures. Many historical and cultural relics and scenic spots have been and are being invested in, restored, and upgraded to serve the religious needs of the people and serve tourists for sightseeing and research.
Every year, with many sources of capital, the province has supported dozens of relics with the State budget for restoration and anti-degradation. In particular, in recent years, the movement of socializing the restoration and embellishment of relics has been responded to by all classes of people. Many relics have received support and merit from the people. On average, each year in the province, there are 20-25 relics that are restored and embellished with socialized resources.
Archaeological relics in the province are also very diverse, rich in historical and cultural values. Ninh Binh is proud to be the place that preserves the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Cultural Heritage. In 2020 - 2022, the Department of Culture and Sports coordinated with experts to carry out archaeological research tasks "Researching the history of Gia Thuy land from the beginning of the Common Era to the period of Dai Co Viet State" and "Researching the history of the land from the Boi River junction to Hoa Lu Ancient Capital", carried out 5 excavations of brick tomb relics in Gia Thuy, Gia Lam, Gia Tuong communes (Nho Quan district), Lien Son (Gia Vien district) and excavated many different locations in the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Historical and Cultural Relic Site. In addition, Ninh Binh has 1 Man Bac archaeological relic (Yen Thanh commune, Yen Mo district) ranked at the provincial level. Archaeological research at Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, conducted continuously for 8 years (since 2007), has discovered 30 archaeological sites with traces of prehistoric human habitation.
From the above archaeological research results, it has been recorded that Ninh Binh land in the first 10 centuries AD had bustling activities and soon became one of the historical - political - cultural - social centers with many important contributions to the history of the formation of the nation and people, contributing new and important perceptions about Ninh Binh land in the first 10 centuries AD and Hoa Lu Capital in the 10th century in the historical process.
In addition, the intangible cultural heritage in the province is quite rich in types, including folk performing arts, folk knowledge, traditional crafts, traditional festivals, social customs, languages, writings, folk literature... The whole province currently has 430 intangible cultural heritages inventoried; 4 heritages have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list; the province is also located in the area where the Vietnamese people practice the Mother Goddess worship heritage which has been included by UNESCO in the list of representative intangible cultural heritages of humanity; 8 artisans were awarded the title of "Excellent Artisan" by the President in the field of intangible cultural heritage, in the form of folk performing arts; in the field of traditional craft villages, 36 artisans of Ninh Van (Hoa Lu) stone carving craft were honored.
It can be seen that Ninh Binh cultural heritage is very rich, but to create core values, it is necessary to study and build heritage brands. Building cultural heritage brands must be based on local cultural heritage resources. In order for heritage to move forward with time, it is necessary to carry out well the activities of preserving and promoting the historical, cultural, human and land values of the ancient capital Hoa Lu to establish the unique identity values of Ninh Binh province.
Nguyen Thom
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