Hue has 2 more national intangible cultural heritages

The Hue Nam Temple Festival (also known as Hon Chen Temple, in Huong Tho Commune, Hue City) and the vermicelli making profession of Van Cu village (Huong Toan Commune, Huong Tra Town, Thua Thien - Hue) have just been recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as national intangible cultural heritage.

Colorful procession in Hon Chen Temple festival

The Decision was signed by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung and issued on December 10, 2024. The Decision also assigns the Chairmen of People's Committees at all levels - where intangible cultural heritages are included in the list, within the scope of their tasks and powers, to carry out state management in accordance with the provisions of the law on cultural heritage.

Hon Chen Temple Festival takes place in the third and seventh lunar months every year. It is a traditional festival with spiritual and cultural elements associated with the worship of the Holy Mother Thien YA Na.

The festival takes place with many ritual activities and vibrant Chau Van performances, attracting a large number of followers of the Mother Goddess worship with tens of thousands of people attending. This is also considered a traditional folk cultural festival with a typical community character of the ancient capital.

Through activities and festivals, we aim to contribute to preserving and promoting the cultural values ​​and heritage associated with the Hon Chen Temple relic; at the same time, meet the spiritual needs of the community practicing the worship of the Mother Goddess of the Three Realms - a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity recognized by UNESCO and attract tourists to Hue.

Hue Nam Palace (also called Hon Chen Palace)

Hon Chen Temple was recognized as a national architectural and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 26, 1998.

Currently, the Hon Chen Temple Festival has become one of the main festivals in the series of four-season festivals. Before the festival, from the Mother Goddess Temple (at 352 Chi Lang), there is a ritual of carrying the gods on foot to the boat dock on the Huong River, then boarding a boat to parade to the Hon Chen Temple, creating a unique and large-scale folk festival in Thua Thien - Hue.

National heritage from the people's industrious creativity

The craft of making vermicelli in Van Cu village is recorded to have been formed for more than 500 years in Van Cu village (Huong Toan commune, Huong Tra town, Thua Thien - Hue province) and was recognized as a traditional craft village by the People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province in 2014.

The Van Cu village vermicelli craft is produced by the locals using a traditional process. Vermicelli is made from rice flour. Van Cu vermicelli is ivory white in color and smells like freshly milled rice. Unlike other traditional craft villages, the products can be kept for a long time and become souvenirs. Van Cu fresh vermicelli is produced and consumed on the same day.

Fresh vermicelli products from Van Cu village

What makes the small vermicelli become the pride of a village, and then become a traditional craft village like Van Cu today is the quality of Van Cu vermicelli which is associated with the typical delicacies of Hue; in the diligence and hard work of many generations of Van Cu villagers, contributing to a key ingredient of Hue's unique culinary treasure.

Demonstration of vermicelli making activities of Van Cu villagers

Every day, Van Cu vermicelli is delivered to markets, eateries, and restaurants in the province by villagers and wholesalers, contributing to the brand of the famous "Hue beef vermicelli" dish. Van Cu vermicelli is ivory white in color, with a fragrant aroma like the scent of newly milled rice. The special thing is that it does not need to be served with any delicacies, sometimes just a bowl of fish sauce with lemon, garlic, and chili is enough to make diners remember the vermicelli in the village along the Bo River forever...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hue-co-them-2-di-san-van-hoa-phi-vat-the-quoc-gia-185241211163849071.htm