Art program "Echoes of the origin of the Hung King's land"

On the evening of April 25 (ie the 7th day of the 3rd lunar month), at Hung Vuong Square, Viet Tri City, the ancient capital of Van Lang State, the Organizing Committee of Hung Kings' Commemoration Day - Hung Temple Festival 2015 organized an art program with the theme "Echoes of the Origin of Hung Kings' Land" to celebrate Hung Temple Festival 2015.

An art performance in the art program. Photo: VNA

This is one of the series of activities in the Hung Kings' death anniversary program - Hung Temple Festival 2015, the highlight of the festival service programs, welcoming compatriots and tourists from all over the world to make a pilgrimage to the homeland, the land of cultural heritages from the time of the Hung Kings who founded the country.

The art program "Echoes of the Origin of the Hung Kings' Land" was elaborately staged, consisting of 3 parts: Echoes of the Origin of the Hung Kings' Land, Songs of My Homeland and Vietnamese Melody, continuously connecting from the past to the present.

Part 1, titled "Echoes of the Origin of the Ancestral Land", recreated scenes of daily life from the prehistoric times, the Spring Festival in Phong Chau with performances of bronze drums, offerings, palanquin processions, wrestling, Xoan singing, and the descendants of Lac and Hong making a pilgrimage to attend the Hung King's death anniversary - Hung Temple Festival.

Part 2 "My hometown songs", the audience enjoyed songs praising the homeland with rich national identity, imbued with love for the land, love for people, praising the merits of the Hung Kings and those who have contributed to the village and the country. That is a unique folk belief of the ancient Vietnamese people that has become a cultural feature rich in national identity with an indispensable origin meaning in the early spring festivals and in the lives of the people of the homeland.

This is also an opportunity to introduce and promote to the people of the whole country and international tourists the image, nature, country, people and cultural identity of Vietnam in general and Phu Tho province - the land with 2 intangible cultural heritages honored by UNESCO as "Hung King Worship in Phu Tho" and "Phu Tho Xoan Singing" in particular.

Finally, "Vietnamese Melody" closed the art program with performances that demonstrated the strength, heroic spirit, patriotism and pride in the tradition of fighting to build and defend the country of the Vietnamese people, highlighting the image of joining hands to welcome friends from all over the world, making pilgrimages to the homeland to pay tribute to ancestors and attend festivals in the homeland of Phu Tho.

Through the program, we aim to attract and invite domestic and foreign investors to this land of great potential and hospitality, making tourism a breakthrough for the socio-economic development of the province, contributing to building Phu Tho homeland to be increasingly rich and beautiful, integrating and developing with the country.

Right after the art program was a 15-minute high-altitude fireworks display to celebrate the opening of the Hung Temple Festival 2015. The brilliant fireworks displays combined with lighting techniques created a colorful picture in the art performance night "Echoes of the Origin of the Hung Kings' Land".

According to Vietnam+