The above information was confirmed by Chairman of Hung Yen City People's Committee Doan Quoc Hoan on February 19. Accordingly, Pho Hien Folk Culture Festival is one of the activities responding to National Tourism Year 2024; at the same time, promoting the image and introducing the historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values of Pho Hien National Special Relic Site to people and tourists inside and outside the province.
The Pho Hien Folk Culture Festival consists of two parts: the ceremony and the festival. The ceremony includes the incense offering ceremony and the opening ceremony. The festival will feature many activities such as: dragon dance, lion dance; palanquin procession; bridge on land; tug of war; chess; human chess; sack race; blindfolded pot smashing; floating flower lanterns; singing on boats; water puppetry; folk song and instrument festival; mass art performances...
Pho Hien Folk Culture Festival takes place from February 29 to March 2. Photo: ngaynay
In the 16th - 17th centuries, Pho Hien was a famous ancient trading port of Vietnam, an urban area stretching along the left bank of the Red River. Along with the capital Thang Long - the most prosperous place in the country, Pho Hien was a prominent urban area ranked second with the saying: "First the capital, second Pho Hien". Having diplomatic relations with the world, Pho Hien was the largest trading port in Dang Ngoai, a place where merchants from Japan, the Netherlands, England, France, China... gathered and exchanged.
Pho Hien originated in a prosperous period, built by local people and foreign traders, so it has wonderful architectural works such as ports, trading posts, temples, pagodas. Many works have the beauty of Vietnamese culture. Some works have a harmonious and sophisticated combination with Western architecture but still have a strong Vietnamese spirit. Pho Hien Relic Site was recognized as a special national relic in 2014.
Head of the Management Board of the Pho Hien National Special Relic Site Nguyen Thi Hoa said that Pho Hien today still has many unique architectural and artistic works, proving the brilliant development period of an ancient "Little Trang An", a priceless heritage of the national and human cultural treasure. Among them are purely Vietnamese architectural works such as Chuong Pagoda, Ne Chau Pagoda, Hien Pagoda Communal House, Mau Temple, May Temple, Kim Dang Temple, Xich Dang Temple of Literature...
In addition, Pho Hien also has Vietnamese architectural works combined with Chinese and Western architecture such as: Dong Do Quang Hoi, Thien Hau Temple, Pho Pagoda, Vo Mieu. These unique features have created the Pho Hien National Special Monument complex that is deeply imprinted in the hearts of visitors.
Hung Yen province currently has 1,802 historical and cultural relics; of which 3 relics and relic sites are ranked as Special National Relics, 175 relics and relic clusters are ranked at the National level, 7 artifacts and groups of artifacts are recognized as National Treasures, along with thousands of valuable documents, artifacts and antiques. Hung Yen is home to more than 500 traditional festivals imbued with Vietnamese culture and customs such as: Pho Hien Folk Culture Festival (Hung Yen city), Chu Dong Tu - Tien Dung Festival (Khoai Chau), Lac Hong Rain Praying Festival (Van Lam), Dau An Temple Festival (Tien Lu)..., along with hundreds of traditional craft villages such as Cao village incense, Thu Sy basket weaving, Van Giang flowers - ornamental plants, Long Thuong bronze casting. The province has many famous specialties that attract tourists such as: longan, Dong Tao chicken, eel vermicelli, lotus seed longan sweet soup... |
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