Vice Chairman Ha Ke San said the 2016 Hung Kings Temple Festival will take place from April 12-16 with a string of new activities.
The northern province of Vinh Phuc, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and the southern provinces of Binh Phuoc and Ca Mau will participate in this year's festival.
The highlights of the event will include a street festival in Viet Tri City, a cultural concert and a firework display.
Besides, this year's festival will organise a number of exhibitions displaying photos, paintings, documents and objects that feature Hung Kings worshipping rituals as well as the land and people of Phu Tho.
The event will also include performances of Xoan singing and contests of making “Chung” and “Day” cakes, which are closely related to legends on the Hung Kings.
According to the the organising board, Phu Tho province will set up three inspection teams for regular checks, and a hotline active around the clock will be established to receive feedback.
At this year's event, local shop owners will be asked to post their fixed prices for all services.
The Hung Kings Temple festival 2016 will have no visitors being overcharged, nor illegal dishes of endangered wildlife on sale, the organising board affirmed.
The Hung Kings founded the first nation in the history of Vietnam, called Van Lang, in Phong Chau, now Phu Tho province. The Hung Kings taught locals how to grow wet rice. They chose Nghia Linh Mountain, the highest in the region, to perform rituals devoted to rice and sun deities to pray for lush crops.
To honour their great history, a complex of temples dedicated to them was built on Nghia Linh Mountain, and the tenth day of the third lunar month serves as the national commemorative anniversary for the kings.
The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings was recognised as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.
The northern province of Vinh Phuc, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai and the southern provinces of Binh Phuoc and Ca Mau will participate in this year's festival.
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Besides, this year's festival will organise a number of exhibitions displaying photos, paintings, documents and objects that feature Hung Kings worshipping rituals as well as the land and people of Phu Tho.
The event will also include performances of Xoan singing and contests of making “Chung” and “Day” cakes, which are closely related to legends on the Hung Kings.
According to the the organising board, Phu Tho province will set up three inspection teams for regular checks, and a hotline active around the clock will be established to receive feedback.
At this year's event, local shop owners will be asked to post their fixed prices for all services.
The Hung Kings Temple festival 2016 will have no visitors being overcharged, nor illegal dishes of endangered wildlife on sale, the organising board affirmed.
The Hung Kings founded the first nation in the history of Vietnam, called Van Lang, in Phong Chau, now Phu Tho province. The Hung Kings taught locals how to grow wet rice. They chose Nghia Linh Mountain, the highest in the region, to perform rituals devoted to rice and sun deities to pray for lush crops.
To honour their great history, a complex of temples dedicated to them was built on Nghia Linh Mountain, and the tenth day of the third lunar month serves as the national commemorative anniversary for the kings.
The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings was recognised as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.
