Arrive in Kinh Bac region to listen to the sentences of Quan ho folk songs
To celebrate the 110th birth anniversary of Mr. Ngo Gia Tu (December 3rd, 1908-2018), the 36th anniversary of Vietnamese Teacher's Day (November 20th, 1982-2018), on November 17th, at the lake area in front of the Provincial People's Council – Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held the program of singing Quan ho folk songs on the boats of November with the theme of "Arrive in Thien Thai land”.
The provincial leaders take the photo with the artists at the program
Attending and enjoying the program were comrades: Nguyen Nhan Chien, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies; Nguyen Huu Quat, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Tu Quynh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Dao Hong Lan, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing People's Council - Provincial People's Committee - Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Mr. Huynh Ngoc Huy, Member of the Board of Directors of Lien Viet Post Commercial Joint Stock Bank; Mr. Luu Quang Lam, Chairman of Port Investment Joint Stock Company; leaders of departments, districts, town, city and thousands of local people, tourists inside and outside the province.
In order to meet the expectation of the local people and audiences, the unique art program, with the theme "Arrive in Thien Thai land", continues to be held to welcome all the people of the homeland, the visitors falling in love Bac Ninh - Kinh Bac region. Programmers have chosen very skillfully the theme of “Thien Thai” for this November’s show. In ancient literature, "Thien Thai" is a sacred place where has fairies and something very magical, is now the name of a mountain in Gia Binh district, across the Duong River.
This program is to express the gratitude of the Party Committee, the Government and the people of Bac Ninh province to the revolutionaries in general and comrade Ngo Gia Tu in particular. At the same time, it is also the heart of Quan ho community that would like to spend to teachers who always dedicated their life to the future generation of the country. Moreover, it is a chance to introduce the history, potentials, and strengths of Bac Ninh - Kinh Bac land to the people in the province and visitors.
Miss Global Beauty Queen 2017 has an exchange session at the program
After the opening ceremony with the performance of traditional musical instruments with the theme "Nét quê" (The homeland), the artists of Bac Ninh Quan ho Folk songs Theater performed the challenge-and-response singing with a couple songs "Em là con gái Bắc Ninh” (I am the girl of Bac Ninh) and “Tôi là con giai Bắc Ninh” (I am the boy of Bac Ninh). The performance was conducted originally in the right way of ancient Quan ho, gradually bringing tourists and people to the atmosphere of Quan ho, which is a harmony between the tradition and the modernity.
The smooth Quan ho folk songs melodies were started in the middle of the lake filled with sparkling, winds through a wide range of songs: “Lý Thiên Thai”, “Đôi bên bác mẹ cùng già”, “Nam nhi”, “Công tôi trèo non lội suối”, “Bây giờ chia rẽ đôi nơi - Người ở đừng về”... In addition to the ancient songs, the program also added a number of songs, which is a combination between ancient melodies and modern lyrics such as "Làng Quan họ quê tôi" (My Quan ho village), "Cô giáo em" (My teacher), "Ba sáu thứ chim" (Thirty-six kinds of birds)... towards the theme of Vietnamese Teacher’s Day.
In the atmosphere of excitement, visitors inside and outside the province are exchanged with the Miss Global Beauty Queen 2017 - Hoang Thu Thao and witnessed her love for Quan ho through the song “Cây trúc xinh” (The beautiful bamboo). Besides, a little kid expressed her love with the song "Cô giáo em” (My teacher) as a profound gratitude to the teachers on this occasion.
By the end of the program, on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the establishment of the Kinh Bac women's volleyball team and their excellent victory at the National A-class Volleyball Championship in 2018 to enter the National Volleyball Championship in 2019, Lien Viet Post Office has awarded them a coach with the value of nearly VND 2.5 billion.
It can be seen, the Quan ho folk songs have been a strong attraction that anyone desires to listen forever after the first enjoyment. It seems that the Quan ho is not only confined to the village but also expanded to all over the country, thereby being the proof of its longevity and diffusion in life nowadays.