Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan attended the opening ceremony of the festival.
The annual festival commemorates the death anniversary of monk Huyen Quang, who died in 1334 and was the founder of the Truc Lam Zen sect.
On the occasion, the province also held a ceremony to receive the Prime Minister’s Decision to recognise Thanh Hu Dong stele (a commemorative standing stone) at Con Son Pagoda as a national treasure.
The highlight of the festival was a ceremonial water-carrying parade staged by hundreds of people from Con Son Pagoda to Con Son Lake, where monks and nuns offered incense and released birds.
This year's festival will include an array of cultural and sporting activities such as incense offerings, worshipping rituals at Ngu Nhac Mountain, a mud banger festival and a wrestling contest.
Covering a total area of eight hectares in Chi Linh district, the Con Son-Kiep Bac historical site is enlaced with the life and cause of general Tran Hung Dao, the Supreme Commander of Vietnam during the Tran Dynasty.
The site was where UNESCO’s Great Man of Culture of the World, Nguyen Trai (1380-1442), one of Vietnam’s most famous poets and writers, lived.
The site was a defence line built at the end of the 14th century to protect the Thang Long Imperial Citadel. It witnessed important battles between the Tran Dynasty army and the Yuan-Mongol invaders in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The Con Son-Kiep Bac historical site was recognised as a national heritage site in 1962, a special national heritage site in 2012.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also named the Spring Festival a national intangible cultural heritage in 2013.
The festival runs until March 1.
The annual festival commemorates the death anniversary of monk Huyen Quang, who died in 1334 and was the founder of the Truc Lam Zen sect.
On the occasion, the province also held a ceremony to receive the Prime Minister’s Decision to recognise Thanh Hu Dong stele (a commemorative standing stone) at Con Son Pagoda as a national treasure.
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan hands over the Decision to recognise Thanh Hu Dong stele as a national treasure.
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This year's festival will include an array of cultural and sporting activities such as incense offerings, worshipping rituals at Ngu Nhac Mountain, a mud banger festival and a wrestling contest.
Covering a total area of eight hectares in Chi Linh district, the Con Son-Kiep Bac historical site is enlaced with the life and cause of general Tran Hung Dao, the Supreme Commander of Vietnam during the Tran Dynasty.
At the festival.
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The site was a defence line built at the end of the 14th century to protect the Thang Long Imperial Citadel. It witnessed important battles between the Tran Dynasty army and the Yuan-Mongol invaders in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The Con Son-Kiep Bac historical site was recognised as a national heritage site in 1962, a special national heritage site in 2012.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also named the Spring Festival a national intangible cultural heritage in 2013.
The festival runs until March 1.
