Cultural Heritage of Bac Tu Liem

Baoquocte.vn. Bac Tu Liem District has great potential, advantages and resilience to become a green economic development pole associated with tourism, developing cultural industries and building a creative city.

Vice Chairwoman of Bac Tu Liem District People's Committee Le Thi Thu Huong spoke at the workshop. (Source: KTĐT)

On the afternoon of August 27, the People's Committee of Bac Tu Liem District and the Bac Tu Liem Geographical Record Collection and Compilation Board organized a scientific workshop with the theme: "Cultural heritage of Bac Tu Liem, Dong Ngac scholar village with connecting the value chain of cultural heritage and tourism in developing cultural industry, building a creative city".

This is a practical activity to celebrate the 79th anniversary of National Day September 2 (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2024) and towards the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2024).

The preservation and promotion of cultural heritage associated with sustainable tourism development, building a cultural industry in accordance with the orientation of Resolution No. 09-NQ/TU of the Hanoi Party Committee on Cultural Industry Development in the Capital for the period 2021-2025, orientation to 2030, vision to 2045" is the orientation of local authorities at all levels in Bac Tu Liem district. Following the general but sustainable development trend, the context of urbanization, preserving and promoting the value of traditional cultural heritage in the heart of the city is extremely important.

In her opening speech, Vice Chairwoman of the People's Committee of Bac Tu Liem District Le Thi Thu Huong said that the district currently has 135 relics, of which 63 relics are ranked by the State as historical and cultural relics (including 1 special national relic, 48 national relics, 14 city-level relics). In addition, the district has 35 intangible cultural heritages, of which 3 festivals have been included in the list of national intangible cultural heritages, 29 traditional festivals, 26 revolutionary resistance relics and many traditional craft villages, especially the Khoa Bang village - Dong Ngac ancient village.

Famous relics such as Nhat Tao Communal House, Thuong Cat Communal House, Hoang Communal House, Chem Pagoda, Ve Pagoda, temples of famous people such as Do The Giai Temple, Pham Family Temple, famous festivals such as Dam Swimming Festival in Tay Tuu Flower Village... are all located in Bac Tu Liem District. The district also preserves many traditional craft villages such as Thuong Cat ham making, Xuan Dinh jam making village along with rich customs, practices and folk knowledge. These are extremely valuable cultural resources and resources, which can become a driving force, creating a breakthrough for tourism economic development.

It can be said that Bac Tu Liem district has great potential, advantages and resilience to become a green economic development pole associated with tourism, cultural industry development and creative city building. Therefore, the effective research, preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values ​​associated with sustainable tourism development will contribute significantly to the overall development of Bac Tu Liem in the coming time.

However, currently, the exploitation of cultural tourism resources in general and cultural heritage values ​​in particular for tourism development in the district still faces many difficulties and limitations in terms of organizational and implementation mechanisms, product development and customer markets, the participation of the community and local businesses in tourism activities as well as activities of preserving, restoring, embellishing and exploiting cultural heritage for tourism development.

Providing solutions to promote cultural tourism in Bac Tu Liem district, Dr. Le Thi Thu Huong, Head of the Department of Culture and Tourism, Thu Do University, suggested that it is necessary to identify core values ​​to form the historical and cultural space of the district, at the same time, exploit the Red River flowing through the district, connecting with neighboring localities to form unique river tours.

“In the area, Bac Tu Liem district needs to pay attention to the cultural space of the residents of the Red River Delta, where there are many core values ​​from the Van Lang - Au Lac civilization period, bearing the cultural characteristics of the Red River Delta, the residential area near the ancient capital of Thang Long. Therefore, Dong Ngac area (the village of the ancient Thang Long examination) together with Chem communal house (a special national relic) should be chosen to build a historical and cultural space that is a symbol of the culture of Bac Tu Liem.

In that historical cultural space, there is enough cultural capital for designers and creative communities to apply technology, scientific achievements, and business skills to create cultural tourism products, meeting the consumption and cultural enjoyment needs of people and tourists. This is truly a good space to implement cultural industry fields", Dr. Le Thi Thu Huong emphasized.

Scientists suggested that Bac Tu Liem district should continue to value cultural resources starting from the residential community on land with cultural heritage. At the same time, develop experiential tourism programs suitable for different audiences, with attention paid to young people by exploiting the riverside and water surface of the Red River to become a creative space.

Discussing the preservation and promotion of the value of Khoa Bang Dong Ngac village, Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong, Chairman of Dong Ngac Ward People's Committee, said that with its long history, Dong Ngac Ward preserves a system of ancient cultural architectural works dating from 100 to 300 years old along with many valuable relics and antiques such as statues, royal decrees, horizontal lacquered boards, genealogies, parallel sentences, bronze bells, ancient books, etc.

Dong Ngac ancient communal house is currently preserved quite intact in terms of architectural landscape and valuable relics. Tu Khanh ancient pagoda preserves a 750kg bell dating from the reign of King Gia Long (1817) and two small bells cast during the Nguyen Dynasty. Currently, the pagoda also preserves 50 round statues arranged in the main architecture. Dong Ngac ancient village is famous for its tradition of studiousness, the village has 22 doctors whose names are recorded in stone steles at the communal house.

Dong Ngac is located in the general planning, is an expanded inner city area. Therefore, identifying valuable heritage sites for conservation and restoration to build into tourist destinations not only contributes to preserving and promoting traditions, but also contributes to improving socio-economic efficiency.

Chem communal house special national relic. (Source: KTĐT)

The context of urbanization and urban development, the implementation of the strategy for developing cultural industries and creative cities are posing the requirement for preserving and promoting traditional cultural heritage values. This not only helps the community maintain and promote cultural resources, exploit human resources for tourism development, but also ensures sustainable socio-economic development, and at the same time limits negative impacts on heritage values.

Associate Professor Dr. Pham Lan Oanh, Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts, said that cultural heritage in the district, especially relics and festivals associated with the Hung Kings and Hai Ba Trung eras, are not only an important part of the national heritage, but also a valuable resource for developing the tourism economy. Bac Tu Liem is in the process of rapid urbanization and population growth. This poses a challenge to the protection and promotion of cultural heritage values. The development and implementation of comprehensive conservation plans, along with resource mobilization and raising public awareness, are extremely necessary.

At the workshop, delegates shared experiences, successful models as well as recommendations, proposals, and exploitation trends to promote and connect value chains in tourism development, cultural industry, and creative cities.

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