Hung Kings' death anniversary will become a 'model festival'

About 4 million compatriots and tourists visit the sacred land

The Hung Kings' death anniversary has long been an important holiday for the entire Vietnamese people. Wherever they are, Vietnamese people remember the death anniversary and turn to the land of their ancestors - Hung Temple (Phu Tho) - a spiritual and cultural convergence point of the Vietnamese people, a place to remember and honor the merits of the Hung Kings, a symbol of the great solidarity of the Vietnamese people.

The Hung Kings' Commemoration Anniversary and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of At Ty 2025 organized by the People's Committee of Phu Tho province from March 29 to April 7 (ie from March 1 to 10 of the lunar calendar) at the Hung Temple Historical Relic Site, Hung Kings Square, Viet Tri City. The ceremony took place solemnly, respectfully, and respectfully according to the national cultural tradition with the ritual of offering incense and flowers.

Traditional folk rituals include: The Commemoration Ceremony of the National Ancestor Lac Long Quan and the offering of incense in memory of the Mother Au Co. In addition, the ceremony also includes the Commemoration Ceremony of the Hung Kings and the offering of flowers at the relief “Uncle Ho talking to cadres and soldiers of the Vanguard Army”; Incense offering ceremony in memory of the Hung Kings of districts, cities and towns in Phu Tho province; The procession of palanquins from communes, wards and towns in the outskirts of the relic site to the Hung Temple.

The festival includes more than 25 unique cultural, sports and tourism activities to create a joyful, healthy atmosphere, imbued with the cultural identity of the origin. The art program opens the Hung Temple Festival, the Hung Kings' death anniversary; displays and introduces documents and artifacts from the Hung Kings' period; cultural camps and displays, promotes and introduces local products and specialties; the Ancestral Land Book Festival; Orchid art exhibition; Fireworks display; Organizing bronze drum beating and stabbing; cultural and artistic performances at night; "Viet Tri Livemusic" street music program;...

Mr. Nguyen Dac Thuy, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Phu Tho, said that the Hung Kings' Commemoration Anniversary and the Culture - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of At Ty 2025 is an event of special significance, expressing respect and gratitude to the Hung Kings. At the same time, it is an opportunity to introduce and promote the image of the homeland of the Ancestral Land - a sacred land with a rich history, culture and potential for tourism development.

The number of visitors to Phu Tho through the Hung Temple Festival this year is expected to be around 4 million. Currently, Phu Tho has 345 relics worshiping the Hung Kings, of which the Hung Temple historical relic site with more than 800 hectares is planned to become the largest spiritual cultural park in the country, creating attraction, attracting tourists, widely promoting the potential and strengths of the province's cultural tourism resources.

Restoration of landscape infrastructure of Hung Temple historical relic site

Within the framework of the project "Restoration and embellishment of the landscape infrastructure of the Hung Temple Historical Relic Site" with a total budget of more than 20 billion VND supported by Hanoi City, the Hung Temple Historical Relic Site is currently renovating the green - clean - beautiful campus, upgrading the landscape system of the Gieng Temple area.

In addition to the Gieng Temple area, the Hung Temple Historical Relic Site also focuses on repairing and preventing slippery roads up and down the temples; rearranging and reorganizing the entire area of ​​shops and service sales locations to ensure civility, politeness and aesthetics; maintaining and repairing the water supply system, electrical system, public sanitation works; planting and replacing flowers and ornamental plants around the Relic Site...

Mr. Pham Tien Dat, Director of Hung Temple Historical Site, said that in addition to investing in and renovating projects and works within the relic site to serve tourists coming to the festival in 2025, the relic site also requires business households to sign a commitment not to exchange small change, not to solicit tourists, not to force prices and sell goods at the listed prices; ensure security and order in parking lots... Thereby, meeting the business needs of households serving people and tourists visiting Hung Temple, ensuring a green, clean, beautiful landscape, ready to welcome tourists to the Ancestral Land.

It is forecasted that this year the number of tourists visiting Hung Temple on the occasion of the Hung Kings' Death Anniversary will increase due to the holiday, so districts, cities and towns will focus on human resources and resources to participate well in activities serving the Hung Kings' Death Anniversary and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land.

Bao Chau

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