Opening of the water pavilion at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

After nearly 4 months of active construction, artisans from Chang Son and Sai Son villages (Hanoi) completed the water pavilion, a unique architectural work on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.

This is a unique folk architectural work, modeled after the water temple architecture of Thay Pagoda - the oldest remaining water temple architecture in Vietnam, built in the Later Le Dynasty, with two additional houses next to it where the artists stand to perform string puppet shows and a musician's house where the orchestra sits to perform.

New water pavilion

Thuy Dinh is the connecting point for folk water puppet troupes to perform, to preserve a unique cultural form created by farmers in the Northern Delta.

The construction of the water pavilion is an opportunity to help water puppet troupes restore and maintain their creativity, creating conditions for artists to perform regularly and stably, and improving the quality of their performances.

The "Drum Festival" performance opened the inauguration ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Ba Thang, Deputy Head of Nguyen Xa Water Puppetry Troupe, Nguyen Xa Commune, Dong Hung District, Thai Binh Province, expressed his hope that the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will continue to act as a bridge for puppet troupes to have the opportunity to work and exchange experiences to improve the quality of service to the public.

Along with the inauguration of the new water pavilion, the water puppet show of 16 traditional water puppet troupes will be restarted at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology every Saturday and Sunday.

According to Tintuc