Many ancient definitions in Phat Tich and Lim pagoda festival

In response to tourism in the Red River Delta, People's Committee of Tien Du district (Bac Ninh province) and the Board of the Buddhist Church of Bac Ninh province will host the traditional festival in the Spring of Traditional Snake Year with many innovative features. This information is organized Steering Tien Du district festivals announced at a press conference in the afternoon on February 5th, 2013.
According to Venerable Dr. Thich Duc Thien, Deputy General Secretary of the Council of Leaders of the Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Chair at Phat Tich Pagoda and Lim Pagoda, Phat Tich and Lim Pagoda festival this year will be highlighted with the traditional elite of the nation. Therefore, the festivals will bring the preservation and promotion of traditional values, but it is not the subject to influence or distort the core identity from the integration of modern times.

Venerable Dr. Thich Duc Thien

Going to the Phat Tich pagoda festival on the morning of Jan 5th, 2013 based on the lunar calendar, visitors were immersed in the music space crystallization and enjoyed a cultural exchange program of traditional arts. This is a place for visitors to learn about the intangible heritage of Humanity (recognized by UNESCO) like: Quan Ho folk singing, Ca Tru, Chau Van, Cheo singing, Xam singging...

Buddism statue has ever exhibited in Phat Tich Pagoda.

In the evening, at the Buddha statue square on the Phat Tich Mountain (in Tien Du district), there was a Buddhist event to pray for the people got rich and country got strong with the art display with the light to give out good luck to a whole of a year.

At 8:00 AM on January 13th, 2013 based on the lunar calendar, the Lim festival is on the main day for the most important events, but it is started before and ended after one day (from January 12th to 14th, according to the lunar calendar). On the main day of ritual, ceremony will begin by carrying some objects to worship the famous character of the village, who relate to many legends and history as a village’s god, the gods in temples and shrines... At the same time with these rituals, there are many rituals and customs of other famous folk games.

A worship anniversary in the Lim festival

According to the Vice Chairman of People's Committee of Tien Du district, Mr. Tran Quang Ung, Head of the organizing Committee for the festival in Tien Du District said: The Lim festival this year will not be singers give a hat out to receive money. Implementation of the direction of the Bac Ninh Province People's Committee, the organizing Committee for festivals in the Tien Du district have met to invite clubs, which operate the Quan Ho fork singing at the Lim festival’s space to sign about commitments not to receive money; This will be monitored by the district's Department of Culture and the Culture Boad of town.

A Quan Ho singer gave a hat out to receive money at the Lim festival last year.

In addition, to preserve the traditional culture of the festival and ensure aesthetics, this year’s festival will be only arranged four tents to sing. It replaces for six ones in the previous year. At the same time, the restaurant and entertainment points will be put away from the central area of the festival.

People's Committee of Bac Ninh Province has also direct the speaker to prevent the use of radio in the tent to sing (it will lose the traditional values). The singers just sing directly based on the method of the Quan Ho traditional fork.

Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk was established a theatre

According to Mr. Nguyen Van - Director of Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism in the Bac Ninh province said: Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk’s Theatre was established on the basis of the upgrade the Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk’s team with the 1196/QD decision of the provincial people's Committee president.

The Quan ho Folk theater is a unit under Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Bac Ninh province.

The theater is performing arts function to serve the needs of the folk enjoy of people, who are interested in it in the world. The theatre’s tasks are such as collecting, research, experimentation, training, teaching, conservation and promotion of the value of Bac Ninh Folk.

The establishment of Bac Ninh Quan Ho Fork Theatre

Its organizational structure consists of three office about the professional works and two offices related to the performing arts.

After 44 years of operation, there were many artists have got many achievements in the professional exams and perform in Vietnam.

Up to nowadays, there are 10 artists of the theater, which has been conferred the title of the elite artists. And an artist was awarded the title of People's Artist.

The establishment of Theatre Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk is one of the many activities of the province in order to preserve and promote the unique artistic value of the Quan Ho folk songs, which have been recognized as the intangible culture heritage of humanity by UNESCO.

Quan Ho tourism and community development

They are the cultures associated with Kinh Bac area in Bac Ninh province. With the people here, Quan Ho singing is very familiar; however, the related form of tourism is quite new. And after spent nearly two years, there was the development test model of tourism in the community in the areas. Those are areas as Dinh To, Phu Lang and Hoa Long. The results bring some efficiency. It changed the perception of the local people on how to make a tour in their families, villages and their homeland. Mr. Hoan, the Head of Management Unit of a community tourism project of Hoa Long said: At first, when listening to the community-based tourism development, people're new. In particular, there are the mixtures of joy and anxiety. Happy, will have the opportunity to increase revenue. People are worried because everyone has never known such tourism. Fears are about the influence of common life. However, with the help of the project staff, people familiar with the work directly to participate in tourism activities. Namely organizing the reception, introduce and advertise with visitors about the cultural values as well as the extraordinary cuisine of their homeland. It involves the manufacture and processing of products or selling tourist souvenirs... In addition; people also join the course instructors, cooking, music performances and reception to get acquainted with the professional tourism. Thus, people in the village were aware of tourism resources brought from the maintenance of daily life, to preserve cultural identity, creating trust and love for visitors.

Ms. Huong, a member of management guidance on the community tourism project in Dinh To commune said: The local advantage is that I know every detail and the statues in the But Thap pagoda, so I can fully introduce the cultural values and history of the temple. I can also answer any concerns or questions related to the monument so visitors enjoyed. After each explanation and introduction to tourists like that, I have access to learn more knowledge. I also trained to be confident in communication, behavior... Obviously, the benefits of community-based tourism bring is huge. It does not need to invest too much money, but it will also help the community here has the opportunity to increase income and improve the quality of life of both "physical and mental". Thereby, it still preserving local cultural values, landscape and environment protection and service needs to explore, learn and experience of visitors. Mr. Con, a header of the Travel Industry (Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Bac Ninh) concluded: If this model is developed and expanded, it will contribute to the exploitation and maximize the potential of tourism in the province today. Therefore, in the master plan for tourism development in the Bac Ninh period from 2011 to 2020 and orientations to 2030, community-based tourism was identified as one of the important objectives. It ensures the sustainability of tourism development in the province.