Successfully organize the program to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Quan Ho folk songs as an intangible cultural heritage

11/01/2019 08:37

(BNP) – The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a Conference to implement the tasks of 2019. Mr. Nguyen Nhan Chien, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Head of Provincial Delegation of National Assembly attended and directed the Conference.

Secretary Nguyen Nhan Chien awards the title of provincial emulation soldier to Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

In 2018, the Department of culture, Sports and Tourism successfully organized the Ceremony to honor Artisans of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Bac Ninh Province in 2017; the 70th Anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s call for patriotic emulation (June 11th, 1948 – 2018; the 60th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to Bac Ninh; Bac Ninh Provincial Sports Festival. At the same time, the province appointed 18 coaches and 91 athletes to compete in 10 out of 36 competitions at the 8th National Sports Festival and won 30 medals of all kinds including 5 gold medals, 11 medals, 14 bronze medals, ranked 29/ out of 65 provinces, cities and sectors nationwide, increasing by 2 grades and 14 medals (1 gold medal, 6 silver medals and 7 bronze medals) compared to the 7th National Sports Festival. Besides, the province also successfully organized 5 national and international sports tournaments and brought nearly 300 medals of all kinds.

Also in 2018, the Department also organized 3 programs of Quan ho singing on the boat with the theme of “Sum họp trúc mai” (reunion of bamboo and apricot blossom), “Tương phùng tương ngộ” (Wish to see other), “Về Thiên Thai” (Arrive in Thien Thai land), attracting special attention of people in and outside the province. This was an important highlight in introducing and promoting the beauty and unique culture Quan Quan of Bac Ninh - Kinh Bac homeland, making an important contribution in preserving and promoting the value of world cultural heritage. Also in the year, Bac Ninh welcomed about 1.3 million visitors; total revenue from tourism reached VND 855 billion, up 20% compared to 2017.

In 2019, the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector will make a dossier to rank 10 out of 20 provincial relics; organize 4 national sports tournaments, 1 international tournament, striving to achieve 143 medals of all kinds. The Department also actively promote the promotion and advertisement of tourism in association with promoting cultural heritage values, striving to reach more than 1.5 million visitors...

Speaking at the conference, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the results of the sector of culture and tourism industry in 2018, contributing positively to the overall development of the province.

The Secretary urged Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to promote the activities of culture, art, physical training and sports with an aim to advertising the unique culture of Bac Ninh to domestic and foreign tourists as well as meet the demand of people’s cultural life. Especially, the Department need to successfully organize the Festival "Coming back to Quan ho land 2019" and the 10th Anniversary of Quan Ho folk songs recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.