On March 16, at the special national relic site "Yen The Uprising Sites" (Bac Giang), the People's Committee of Yen The district solemnly held the opening ceremony of the festival commemorating the 141st anniversary of Yen The Uprising (1884-2025).
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| Reenacting the flag-sacrificing performance of leader Hoang Hoa Tham and the Yen The insurgents in the past. (Source: VNA) |
The festival aims to review the heroic history and fighting spirit of De Nam, De Tham and the insurgents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; continue to affirm and honor the cultural and historical values of the Yen The uprising.
At the same time, educating traditions and national pride, strengthening the great national unity bloc, creating more spirit, motivation and strength for today's and future generations.
In his opening speech, Chairman of the People's Committee of Yen The district Than Hai Nam said that the Yen The uprising broke out in 1884, in the context of the French colonial invasion of our country.
With the opening victory at Duc Lan (Phu Binh district, Thai Nguyen province), De Nam (also known as Luong Van Nam) and the patriots returned to The Loc communal house (now Ha communal house, Tan Trung commune, Tan Yen district) to organize the flag-sacrificing ceremony on March 16, 1884, officially launching the armed uprising against the invading French colonialists and their traitorous lackeys.
In March 1892, De Nam was murdered. Hoang Hoa Tham (also known as De Tham), a talented general of the insurgent army, rose up to continue raising the flag of uprising, becoming the supreme leader with the nickname "Yen The Gray Tiger".
Hoang Hoa Tham consolidated and gathered forces to organize the Flag Ceremony at Dong communal house (Bich Dong ward, Viet Yen town today) on December 19, 1892.
From then on, Hoang Hoa Tham officially became the leader and soul of the Yen The uprising. With his outstanding military talent, De Tham relied on the mountains and forests to organize many brave and daring battles, making the French invaders scared and terrified many times.
In 1913, the cloth hero Hoang Hoa Tham was murdered by the French colonialists, and the Yen The uprising went into decline.
The Yen The uprising was assessed by historical researchers as "the largest, most persistent, and most glorious armed uprising of peasants in the history of the nation against French colonialism before the Party existed."
The uprising is a convincing demonstration of the latent power of the peasants, contributing many valuable experiences to the treasure trove of Vietnamese military history, especially the art of guerrilla warfare, people's war, establishing fighting villages, fighting and negotiating at the same time... which were creatively applied in the two resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism later.
During the uprising, Hoang Hoa Tham demonstrated the qualities of a military genius, someone that even the French government had to admit "appears only once a century".
With its outstanding values, in 2012, the historical site "Yen The Uprising Sites" was recognized as a special national relic; Yen The Festival was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.
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| Performance of “National Drum Festival”. (Source: VNA) |
Continuing the heroic revolutionary tradition, over the past century, the Party Committee, government and people of all ethnic groups in Yen The district have continuously overcome difficulties, promoted potentials and advantages, taken advantage of opportunities to promote socio-economic development and achieved many achievements.
The growth rate in the 2020-2025 period is estimated at 10.1%/year; many types of plants, animals, and goods with strengths continue to be exploited and promoted effectively such as: products from Hill Chicken, Ban Ven tea, fruit trees, economic forests, plant variety production...
Yen The is the first district in the Northern provinces to successfully build and maintain a safe zone for avian influenza; it is estimated that by the end of 2025, the entire district will have 52 OCOP products of 3 stars or higher.
After the ceremony, there was an art program with the theme: "Yen The - Immortal Epic" elaborately staged by artists from the Vietnam Cheo Theater and Bac Giang Cheo Theater, recreating the flag-sacrificing ceremony of the cloth-cloth hero Hoang Hoa Tham and the Yen The insurgents in the past.
At the same time, introduce the hometown of Bac Giang, Yen The and the Yen The uprising; tell the story of the cloth hero Hoang Hoa Tham and the Yen The uprising integration and development.
The festival celebrating the 141st anniversary of the Yen The Uprising will take place until March 17 with solemn rituals such as the God worship ceremony, incense offering ceremony and animal release ceremony, along with cultural activities, joyful spirit, useful, imbued with local cultural identity such as rural market, youth camp, water puppetry performance, art performance, stick pushing, tug of war, crossbow shooting, goat fighting.
Source: https://baoquocte.vn/ha-o-hu-ng-le-hoi-ky-niem-141-nam-khoi-nghia-yen-the-o-bac-giang-307811.html
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