April 30, 2018 | 13:20 (GMT+7)
Trang An Festival 2018 underway in Ninh Binh
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc beat a drum to kick-start the Trang An Festival 2018 within the Trang An Scenic Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 29.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc beating a drum to kick-start the Trang An Festival 2018 |
The festival is annually held on the 18th day of the third lunar month to commemorate the national hero, Saint Quy Minh Dai Vuong, a general under the reign of the 18th Hung King. It is an occasion for locals to pay tribute to the ancestors and pray for peace, happiness, and bumper crops.
This year’s festival takes place on the occasion of the 1050th founding anniversary of Dai Co Viet, the first centralized feudal State of Vietnam (968-2018).
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An artistic performance at the opening ceremony for the festival |
The Trang An Festival 2018 features with traditional rituals and art performances from ASEAN countries, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
The Trang An Landscape Complex was recognised as the world’s mixed cultural and natural property, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, by UNESCO.
Source: VGP