1,000 people perform then singing and tinh playing.

On the morning of October 7th , 1,000 actors and members of the public in traditional Tay and Nung ethnic costumes performed Then singing and Tinh lute playing at Ban Gioc Waterfall, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province.

At exactly 10:00 AM, under the guidance of the zither players, 1,000 people came together to create a synchronized performance of then singing and zither playing beside Ban Gioc Waterfall.

The performance, lasting approximately 10 minutes, was themed "The Origins and Identity of Then Tinh of Cao Bang". This was an important event within the framework of the 2023 Ban Gioc Waterfall Tourism Festival organized by the People's Committee of Cao Bang province.

According to Meritorious Artist Hoang Kim Tue, Vice President of the Association for the Preservation of Folk Songs of Ethnic Groups in Cao Bang province, among the 1,000 attendees were children and the elderly, all of whom performed three songs together: "Moonlight at Ban Gioc," "The Road Back to My Village," and "Flowers of My Homeland."

1,000 performances of Then singing and Tinh playing on the morning of October 7th. Photo: Pham Thai

Then singing and Tinh playing are distinctive forms of folk music of the Tay and Nung people in Cao Bang. While Then Tinh has existed for a long time, ethnic culture researchers have yet to determine its exact origin.

Then melodies are often sung during religious ceremonies, housewarming parties, birthday celebrations, weddings, ancestral worship, funerals, initiation ceremonies, or then festivals... In 2019, "The practice of then singing of the Tay, Nung, and Thai people in Vietnam" was inscribed by UNESCO on the list of Representative Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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