On April 18, the 10th day of the third lunar month, at the festival grounds of the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Special National Relic Site, many activities and folk games took place within the framework of the Hoa Lu Festival 2024, attracting a large number of people and tourists to watch and cheer.
The Calligraphy Contest is one of the contests with the largest number of participants, with 46 people of many ages, subjects, and religious dignitaries.
Candidates participating in the calligraphy writing contest. Photo: Minh Quang
Candidates take part in the writing test in 3 parts: writing "Dai Tu", writing "Hoanh Phi" and writing parallel sentences. Candidates are divided into 2 groups and the test is organized in 2 rounds; taking the test and timing according to drum signals.
The entries are evaluated based on standard, beautiful handwriting and reasonable layout, ensuring the time according to the regulations of the Organizing Committee. Through 3 parts of the competition, the contestants demonstrated their understanding, knowledge, ability and skills in the art of Calligraphy. Many beautiful and profound calligraphy works contain the message and talent of the writer, showing the aesthetics of the writing through each stroke, presentation method, and shape of the sentence; creating attraction and appeal to the audience.
At the end of the contest, the Organizing Committee awarded collective prizes including 1 first prize to the Fatherland Front Committee of Yen Mo district, 1 second prize to the Fatherland Front Committee of Yen Khanh district, 1 third prize to the Fatherland Front Committee of Gia Vien district, and 5 consolation prizes. Individual prizes included 1 first prize to contestant Dinh Hong Huy, Yen Phong commune, Yen Mo district; 2 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 12 consolation prizes; 2 prizes for the oldest contestant and the youngest contestant.
Through the contest, we aim to preserve and promote the fine traditions and unique writing culture of the Vietnamese people, the people and the land of Ninh Binh. At the same time, we create conditions for those who love the art of Calligraphy to demonstrate their ability to understand, read and write Calligraphy.
Coming to Hoa Lu Festival, visitors can also immerse themselves in many unique and fun folk games such as: "Thai Binh" word pulling contest, human chess competition, to tom diem, cockfighting, etc. Each game carries with it the implications that the people want to convey.
Human chess competition. Photo: NB Newspaper
Also within the framework of the Hoa Lu Festival 2024, the Department of Tourism organizes a booth to display, promote and advertise Ninh Binh tourism at the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Special National Monument, Truong Yen Commune (Hoa Lu District).
This booth attracted the participation of nearly 10 tourism service businesses including restaurants, hotels, and destinations in the province. With an area of 120m2, the booth was scientifically and attractively designed.
The booth attracted many tourists to learn about Ninh Binh tourism information and discount programs. Photo: Minh Hai
For the convenience of tourists and people coming to visit and learn, the Organizing Committee has displayed thousands of publications in many languages such as Vietnamese, English, Japanese and arranged an online tourist information lookup machine.
At the same time, assign staff to be on duty at the booth to introduce to visitors the potential and strengths of Ninh Binh tourism. Especially on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Trang An Heritage being recognized as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Ninh Binh will organize a series of attractive and unique activities to celebrate the event.
The Mass Cultural Exchange Program organized by the Provincial Cultural Center on the second day of the Hoa Lu Festival and the 1100th anniversary of Emperor Dinh Tien Hoang's birth also attracted a large number of people and tourists from all over the country to enjoy.
The program has over 200 actors from 8 districts, cities, art clubs and art centers in the province. The art performances praise the beauty of the homeland, the country, the richness of the new rural areas...
A special drum and dance performance by the Khanh Thien commune delegation, Yen Khanh district, in the Cultural Exchange program to welcome Hoa Lu Festival. Photo: Minh Quang
With the investment, preparation and elaborate staging of costumes, performance style and content, the Mass Art Exchange Program has attracted and created a strong impression on a large number of tourists visiting and going to the festival. Through the program, it also contributes to introducing intangible cultural values, resources and unique tourism products of the locality.
This is also an opportunity for local mass cultural and artistic nuclei to exchange, learn and share good experiences to develop cultural and artistic movements in the province.
Through each activity and folk game at Hoa Lu Festival, it has brought a unique color and meaning, continuing to foster today's generation's understanding of the culture of their ancestors, thereby preserving, promoting and building an advanced Vietnamese culture with a strong national identity.
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