The northern province of Bac Ninh is taking steps to restore two“Nha chua Quan ho” (houses where Quan ho singers gathered for trainingand performances) in Bac Ninh City and Tien Du district whichare home to original “Quan ho” villages .
“Quanho” (love duet singing) combines various elements, including music,lyrics, costume and a unique style of singing that reflects the intimaterelationship between the singers and the distinctive culture of theregion’s population, formerly known as Kinh Bac.
Inthe past, besides public performances at communal houses or temples,“quan ho” singers in each village had their own gathering place - the“Nha chua Quan ho” where they trained every night or received fellowsingers from other villages. However, such places have almostdisappeared at present.
Director of the provincialDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Phong said aninvestment of around 12 billion VND will be poured into the restorationof the houses, built in the old common style of houses in the region.
The move is part of the locality’s efforts to preserveand promote the values of this musical genre, which was recognised asan intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2009 by UNESCO.
In addition to love duet singing, Bac Ninh is also home to “Ca Tru”ceremonial singing, which was listed by UNESCO as an intangible culturalheritage in need of urgent protection in 2009, and the Dau and But Thappagodas, that were recently recognised as special national heritagesites.
It is considered the locality with the mostfestivals in Vietnam , with 547 festive events held each year. Manyfestivals are famous throughout the country, such as Ba Chua KhoFestival, Lim Festival, Dau Pagoda Festival, Kinh Duong Vuong Festivaland Phat Tich Pagoda Festival, which attract tens of thousands ofvisitors.-VNA
“Quanho” (love duet singing) combines various elements, including music,lyrics, costume and a unique style of singing that reflects the intimaterelationship between the singers and the distinctive culture of theregion’s population, formerly known as Kinh Bac.
Inthe past, besides public performances at communal houses or temples,“quan ho” singers in each village had their own gathering place - the“Nha chua Quan ho” where they trained every night or received fellowsingers from other villages. However, such places have almostdisappeared at present.
Director of the provincialDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Phong said aninvestment of around 12 billion VND will be poured into the restorationof the houses, built in the old common style of houses in the region.
The move is part of the locality’s efforts to preserveand promote the values of this musical genre, which was recognised asan intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2009 by UNESCO.
In addition to love duet singing, Bac Ninh is also home to “Ca Tru”ceremonial singing, which was listed by UNESCO as an intangible culturalheritage in need of urgent protection in 2009, and the Dau and But Thappagodas, that were recently recognised as special national heritagesites.
It is considered the locality with the mostfestivals in Vietnam , with 547 festive events held each year. Manyfestivals are famous throughout the country, such as Ba Chua KhoFestival, Lim Festival, Dau Pagoda Festival, Kinh Duong Vuong Festivaland Phat Tich Pagoda Festival, which attract tens of thousands ofvisitors.-VNA
