Hai Phong prepares to open the biggest Con Son-Kiep Bac Autumn Festival ever

According to Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of Hai Phong City Party Committee Nguyen Quang Phuc, the Festival is the first unique and typical traditional cultural event of Hai Phong city after the merger.

This is also an activity to commemorate the 725th death anniversary of national hero Tran Hung Dao; the 583rd death anniversary of national hero, world cultural celebrity Nguyen Trai. The ceremonial and festival activities are solemn, in accordance with traditional rituals, and the festival space is also expanded.

Hai Phong prepares to open the biggest Con Son-Kiep Bac Autumn Festival ever -0 — Con Son relic is located in the World Heritage Cluster recently recognized by UNESCO.

The rituals and festival activities have been upgraded in terms of scale, performance, synchronous organization, linked with promoting the city's image, expanding tour connections - routes with destinations inside and outside the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac area.

At the Kiep Bac relic site, the festival space is extended from the Kiep Bac temple gate to the Luc Dau river. The art program is staged combining performing arts, singing, dancing, music, circus and 3D mapping-layer mapping visual arts... modern, majestic, recreating the glorious feats of the Tran dynasty, especially of the National Duke and Commander-in-Chief Hung Dao Vuong on Van Kiep land.

At the same time, promote and publicize the outstanding global values of the five component relics of the World Heritage Site in the western part of Hai Phong as well as the typical cultural values of Hai Phong city.

The focus of the Festival is on October 7 (August 16 of the lunar calendar), including a series of activities commemorating the 583rd death anniversary of national hero and world cultural celebrity Nguyen Trai; commemorating the 725th death anniversary of national hero Tran Hung Dao, opening the Con Son - Kiep Bac autumn festival in 2025; welcoming and promoting the event of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac relic and landscape complex being recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage...

Hai Phong City plans to invite about 7,000 delegates, including leaders of the Party and State; central ministries and branches; the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO; experts and scientists ; international delegates; embassies of several countries; Head of the UNESCO Office in Vietnam... along with the participation of local people and tourists from all over.

In addition, Hai Phong City also organizes a Culture-Tourism and Trade Promotion Week, displaying and introducing OCOP products, typical agricultural and handicraft products, traditional craft villages, unique cuisine; performing, exchanging cultural and artistic works, folk arts, etc., along with many other typical activities.

Regarding tourism promotion activities, the Organizing Committee has built a program to introduce new tourism products according to 3 themes: Experience tour "A journey to 5 destinations of World Heritage"; Experience tour "Following the footsteps of the Three Patriarchs of Truc Lam" and Tour "Discovering the Heritage of Con Son, Kiep Bac".

According to Mr. Nguyen Quang Phuc, the Organizing Committee has completed preparations for the content and program, ensuring the best conditions for the Festival to take place successfully, contributing to opening up a new development space for Hai Phong City.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Chuyen-dong-van-hoa/hai-phong-chuan-bi-mo-le-hoi-mua-thu-con-son-kiep-bac-lon-nhat-tu-truoc-den-nay-i782352/