Palanquin procession celebrates Hung Kings Temple Festival
The palanquin and offering procession was organised by seven communes and wards surrounding the Hung Kings Temple Complex in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 23.
The palanquin and offering procession was organised by seven communes and wards surrounding the Hung Kings Temple Complex in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 23. (Photo: VNA)
The palanquin and offering procession was organised by seven communes and wards surrounding the Hung Kings Temple Complex in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 23. (Photo: VNA)
The palanquin and offering procession was organised by seven communes and wards surrounding the Hung Kings Temple Complex in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 23. (Photo: VNA)
The procession was led by lion dancers, followed by groups carrying national and festive flags and others playing ritual drums and gongs. (Photo: VNA)
The procession was led by lion dancers, followed by groups carrying national and festive flags and others playing ritual drums and gongs. (Photo: VNA)
The procession was led by lion dancers, followed by groups carrying national and festive flags and others playing ritual drums and gongs. (Photo: VNA)
The event forms part of activities to celebrate the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival this year to pay tribute to the nation's founders and ancestors. (Photo: VNA)
The event forms part of activities to celebrate the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival this year to pay tribute to the nation's founders and ancestors. (Photo: VNA)
The event forms part of activities to celebrate the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival this year to pay tribute to the nation's founders and ancestors. (Photo: VNA)
The northern province of Phu Tho on May 23 officially publicised a Prime Minister-approved plan on preserving and promoting the values of the Hung Kings Temple relic site until 2025.
A festival dedicated to Mother Au Co – the legendary mother of Vietnam – opened in Hien Luong commune of Ha Hoa district, the northern province of Phu Tho, on February 22.
The annual Hung Kings Temple festival hosted by the northern midlands province of Phu Tho will be held from April 21-25 (6th to 10th day of the third lunar month) with an array of cultural festivities.
The northern province of Phu Tho launched a daily tour from Hanoi to the land of Hung Kings in early April, allowing tourists to explore traditional Xoan singing. The tour is designed to boost tourism and preserve the local intangible heritage, according to a local official.
More than 1,000 overseas Vietnamese living the Czech Republic and other European nations were brought together at a ceremony in Prague on April 22 to celebrate the death anniversary of Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the Vietnamese nation.
Some 2.5 million people flocked to the northern midland province of Phu Tho to celebrate the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival as of April 23 (the eight day of the third lunar month), said the organising board.
