Registering 'Tay Phuong Pagoda Festival' as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage

Speaking at the event, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thach That district Nguyen Manh Hong said that Thach That is an ancient land, a countryside with a long-standing historical and cultural tradition, with the cultural identities of the Doai region. With a history of more than 600 years of formation and development, Thach That district currently has more than 200 historical and cultural relics, including the Tay Phuong Pagoda National Special Relic. According to scientists, the Tay Phuong Pagoda relic is the only pagoda in Vietnam that still preserves and maintains a system of Buddha statues, masterpieces of ancient Vietnamese sculpture.

Tay Phuong Pagoda Festival is a traditional cultural beauty, a religious activity of great significance in the spiritual life of Thach That people and visitors, Buddhists from all over. Organizing the Tay Phuong Pagoda Festival with many rich and diverse activities is an opportunity to promote the image of the land, people and unique cultural heritage values ​​of Thach That.

Chairman of Thach That District People's Committee Nguyen Manh Hong spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Minh Phu

"Tay Phuong Pagoda Festival is included in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage, which is extremely important in the spiritual life of the people of Thach That and visitors from all over the world; it has great historical, cultural, scientific and educational values; it also has traditional values, connecting a large number of people in the region, creating a strong vitality of the community, continuing the good traditions of the cultural identity of Thach That district" - Chairman of Thach That District People's Committee Nguyen Manh Hong emphasized.

To preserve, maintain and promote the heritage values ​​of Tay Phuong Pagoda Festival, the Chairman of Thach That District People's Committee requested agencies and units, according to their functions and tasks, to continue to do a good job of propagating the significance of the special national relic Tay Phuong Pagoda; actively promote and advertise tourism activities with many specific and effective solutions. Continue to implement investment projects to renovate, embellish and plan the surrounding area of ​​Tay Phuong Pagoda relic, gradually meeting the requirements of serving the people and tourists.

In particular, during the festival days, the festival organizing committee and the People's Committees of communes and towns need to do a good job of managing and protecting relics and artifacts, preventing damage to the landscape of the relics, ensuring security and order, environmental sanitation, and safety for tourists.

Scene of the announcement ceremony. Photo: Minh Phu

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