Vietnamese and Chinese Prime Ministers listen to Quan Ho and experience Dong Ho painting
(BNP) - On the evening of October 13, at Headquarters Government, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Premier Li Qiang enjoyed Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs, Dong Ho folk paintings and visited the exhibition of special Vietnamese agricultural products exported to China. Mr. Vuong Quoc Tuan, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province also attended the program.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Chairman Vuong Quoc Tuan (5th from left) take a souvenir photo with the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Troupe.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is on an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Earlier, the two Prime Ministers held talks and attended a Vietnam-China business forum.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Premier of the State Council of China Li Qiang and Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province Vuong Quoc Tuan (third from right) listen to Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs.
In the gentle and smooth melody of the Quan Ho song "Inviting Water and Betel", the Bac Ninh Quan Ho artists introduced and invited the Prime Ministers and members to enjoy the "betel and phoenix wings".
The Bac Ninh Quan Ho artists introduce "betel and phoenix wings" to the Prime Ministers.
In the treasure trove of Vietnamese folklore, Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs are one of the most typical types of folk songs. These are folk melodies of the Northern Delta region, concentrated mainly in the Kinh Bac region (Bac Ninh and Bac Giang).
Quan Ho is a form of antiphonal singing between male and female to express feelings and praise love through simple, soulful lyrics. In 2009, Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs were officially recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The Prime Ministers enjoy the steps of making traditional Vietnamese Dong Ho paintings.
Next, the two Prime Ministers enjoyed the steps of making traditional Vietnamese Dong Ho paintings demonstrated by Dong Ho artisans.
The two Prime Ministers directly experience printing Dong Ho paintings.
After witnessing and learning about the printing techniques; the meaning and artistic value of Dong Ho paintings, the two Prime Ministers directly experienced printing paintings in the way of Dong Ho artisans, performing with the painting “Riding a buffalo and playing the flute”. This painting is one of the typical, traditional scenes, depicting the peaceful scene of the Vietnamese countryside.
Dong Ho paintings, full name is Dong Ho folk woodcut paintings, is a type of Vietnamese folk painting originating from Dong Ho village in Song Ho ward, Thuan Thanh town, Bac Ninh province. Previously, paintings were sold mainly during the Lunar New Year, people bought paintings to hang on the wall.
The painting “Riding a buffalo and playing the flute” is one of the typical, traditional scenes, depicting the peaceful scene of the Vietnamese countryside.
The craft of making Dong Ho folk paintings has been recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage and is being researched and a scientific dossier is being prepared to submit to UNESCO for recognition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
* After enjoying Dong Ho paintings, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister Ly Cuong visited the exhibition of some special agricultural products of Vietnam exported to China such as bird's nest, durian, fresh coconut, banana, coffee, milk... These are typical products in 14 agricultural products officially exported to the Chinese market.
China has always been identified as the largest and most important export market for agricultural, forestry and fishery products of Vietnam. In the first 9 months of the year, the export turnover of agricultural, forestry and fishery products to China reached 9,26 billion USD, of which the export turnover of vegetables and fruits reached 3,4 billion USD, an increase of 36% over the same period in 2023.
China continued to be the export market for Vietnamese fruits and vegetables in the past 9 months. There is still much room for Vietnam's agricultural product exports to China.
At the morning talks the same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that China continue to open its market to high-quality agricultural products from Vietnam such as citrus fruits, grapefruit, avocado, custard apple, rose apple, oriental medicinal herbs of plant origin, buffalo meat, beef, pork, products from livestock and poultry, and farmed lobsters from Vietnam. Prime Minister Li Qiang said China will continue to further open its market to Vietnamese goods, especially high-quality Vietnamese agricultural, aquatic and fruit products.
