Register Phu Thuong sticky rice craft in the list of national intangible cultural heritage.

The 7th Phu Thuong Sticky Rice Festival and the Ceremony to announce the decision to list Phu Thuong Sticky Rice as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage are occasions to honor the heritage; acknowledge and commend the efforts of the Party Committee, the Phu Thuong Ward government, the relevant departments and branches of the district and the community in preserving, conserving and promoting the value of Phu Thuong Sticky Rice Traditional Craft. At the same time, promote the responsibility to preserve and promote the heritage to serve socio -economic development and improve people's lives.

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Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairwoman of Tay Ho District People's Committee Bui Thi Lan Phuong said that in recent years, with the desire to preserve local traditional crafts and improve people's lives, Tay Ho District has always paid attention to creating favorable conditions to support the development of craft villages. On December 30, 2016, Phu Thuong was recognized by Hanoi People's Committee as Phu Thuong Sticky Rice Traditional Craft Village. In 2018, Phu Thuong Sticky Rice was one of 12 traditional culinary dishes of Hanoi served at the Press Center at the US - North Korea Summit, attracting the attention of many foreign press reporters.

Talking about Phu Thuong sticky rice as a cultural feature, we cannot help but mention the traditional festival of Phu Gia village, Phu Thuong. Phu Gia village festival takes place on 3 days 8, 9, 10 of the first lunar month every year. Local people hold a new rice ceremony, offering to the village's tutelary god the sticky rice products they make to express their gratitude and pray for him to bless the villagers with a bountiful harvest. At the same time, families cook sweet soup to offer to the family altar to express their gratitude to their deceased ancestors and wish for their descendants to have a smooth business.

Awarding the decision to register Phu Thuong Sticky Rice Craft in the list of national intangible cultural heritage.

Since 2017, the local community and government have agreed to organize the Sticky Rice Festival at Phu Gia communal house during the village festival on the 8th day of the first lunar month to commemorate the merits of the Khai Nguyen god. At the same time, it is an opportunity for Phu Thuong people who have started their careers far away to return, honor their traditional profession, and offer fragrant sticky rice trays crystallized from the quintessence of heaven and earth along with the creative talents of people to the village's tutelary god with the wish for a new spring of warmth, prosperity and happiness. During the festival, Phu Thuong people hold a sticky rice cooking contest and share and perform many delicious sticky rice dishes of Phu Thuong so that visitors from all over the country can enjoy and experience.

Currently, Phu Thuong sticky rice village has 3 artisans and up to 600 families making sticky rice.

Also according to Ms. Bui Thi Lan Phuong, in recent years, with the desire to preserve local traditional crafts and improve people's lives, Tay Ho district has always paid attention to creating conditions to support the development of craft villages. The district has focused on investing in upgrading infrastructure, renovating roads, alleys, and lighting in the ward; especially has been directing the implementation of the project "Point of introducing and promoting traditional craft village products Phu Thuong sticky rice" to create the best conditions and support for the craft village to develop, affirm its brand and improve people's lives.

And to position the value, protect and promote the value of traditional craft villages as a cultural heritage, in recent times, with the accompaniment and support of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, the guidance and assistance of the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Ministry of Culture - Sports and Tourism, and leading cultural scientists , Tay Ho district has completed the preparation of a scientific dossier to propose the registration of "Phu Thuong Sticky Rice Craft" in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The sticky rice stalls of the women at one time not only helped each family in Phu Thuong overcome difficulties but also helped households get rich.

"In the near future, Phu Thuong sticky rice will not only be a famous culinary dish supplied to all regions of the country, but Phu Thuong sticky rice village will also be a tourist destination with attractive tours attracting domestic and foreign visitors to visit and experience; contributing to improving the material and spiritual life of the people.

At the same time, actively contribute to promoting the image of the land and people of Tay Ho with attractive destinations, traditional festivals, intangible cultural heritages, culinary cultural products, contributing to the development of cultural industry in the area, realizing the aspiration of building Tay Ho district into a cultural tourism center of the capital" - Vice Chairman of Tay Ho District People's Committee emphasized./.

No one knows when Ga - Phu Thuong village started making sticky rice. Thanks to the cool water of Nhi Ha river and fertile alluvium, Ga village in the past had rich and fertile rice fields. Every season, the fragrant scent of rice wafts along the Red River dike... From these fertile fields, Ga villagers grow two types of premium rice, golden flower sticky rice and sticky rice with mulberry glue, to make sticky rice. To have a pot of delicious sticky rice with the typical Phu Thuong flavor, the people here have to put in a lot of effort.

Currently, the village has 3 artisans and up to 600 families working in the sticky rice cooking profession along with a retail "system" of hundreds of people in the village bringing the aroma of Phu Thuong sticky rice to every corner of Hanoi. The lifelong sticky rice burden of mothers and sisters not only helps each family of the ancient Ga village overcome famine, but today Phu Thuong sticky rice also helps people get rich, becoming a commodity of high economic value, bringing benefits to the people and the locality.

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