Folk songs and intangible cultural heritages performance program

On April 6 (i.e., the 9th day of the 3rd lunar month), at Phu Bung Hill, Hung King Temple Historical Site, the Center for Research, Conservation, and Promotion of Ethnic Culture (under the Union of Provincial Science and Technology Associations) organized a performance program featuring folk songs and various forms of intangible cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO. The event was held as part of the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day and the Culture–Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land, Year of the At Ty 2025.

The organizing committee presents souvenir flags to participating delegations.

The program featured the participation of cultural and artistic clubs from various provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh, Son La, Ha Giang, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, and Bac Giang. Performances included folk songs and several types of UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage, such as Hat Xoan, Chau Van, and Cheo. There were also festival drum and gong performances, con tossing, as well as songs, dances, and poems celebrating the merits of the Hung Kings, the Party, President Ho Chi Minh, and love for the homeland, the country, and its people—reflecting the unique cultural identities of Vietnam’s ethnic groups.

Artistic drum performance by the Vietnamese Light Source Arts and Culture Club — Bac Ninh.

An Thai Ward Xoan troupe performs a drum and artillery piece of Hat Xoan Giao.

The performances were elaborately staged and deeply infused with ethnic cultural identities, aimed at entertaining locals and tourists visiting the Hung King Temple Festival. At the same time, the program served to promote the distinct values of Vietnam’s intangible cultural heritage to both domestic and international visitors.

Dance performance Love on the Rock by the Ha Giang troupe.

Gong performance by the Muong ethnic group from Hoa Binh province.

Nguyen An