Opening Ceremony of the 141st Anniversary of Yen The Uprising

Attending the event were comrades: Nguyen Van Gau, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Thi Huong, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Lam Thi Huong Thanh, Standing Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council; Mai Son, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vu Tri Hai, Secretary of the Bac Giang City Party Committee. Also attending were representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches, and sectors; districts, towns, and cities, along with a large number of people.

Delegates attended the opening ceremony of the 141st anniversary of Yen The Uprising.

The opening speech presented by comrade Than Hai Nam, Chairman of Yen The District People's Committee, stated that the Yen The uprising broke out in 1884 in the context of the French colonialists having basically completed the process of invading our country. With the opening victory at Duc Lan, Phu Binh District ( Thai Nguyen ), De Nam (aka Luong Van Nam) and the patriots returned to The Loc communal house, now Ha communal house, Tan Trung Commune (Tan Yen) to hold a flag-raising ceremony on March 16, 1884, officially launching the uprising.

Comrade Than Hai Nam, Chairman of Yen The District People's Committee presented the opening speech.

In March 1892, De Nam was murdered. Hoang Hoa Tham (also known as De Tham) - a talented general of the insurgent army stood up to continue raising the flag of uprising, becoming the leader with the nickname "Yen The Gray Tiger".

Hoang Hoa Tham consolidated and gathered forces to organize a flag-raising ceremony at Dong communal house, Bich Dong ward (Viet Yen town) on December 19, 1892. From then on, Hoang Hoa Tham officially became the leader and "soul" of the Yen The uprising. With outstanding military talent, the cloth-clothed hero Hoang Hoa Tham relied on the mountains and forests to organize many brave and daring battles, making the French invaders scared and terrified many times, forcing the French colonialists to make concessions and sign peace treaties twice.

The uprising is a convincing demonstration of the latent power of the peasants, contributing many valuable experiences to the treasure trove of Vietnamese military history, especially the art of guerrilla warfare, people's war, establishing fighting villages, fighting and negotiating at the same time...

A large number of people and tourists came to watch and enjoy the art program at the opening ceremony.

The bravery, spirit and patriotism of leader Luong Van Nam, cloth hero Hoang Hoa Tham and the Yen The insurgents have been deeply engraved in the minds of many generations of Yen The people in particular and the Vietnamese people in general, becoming an immortal epic of patriotism and indomitable will to fight against foreign invaders of our people.

The festival commemorating the 141st anniversary of the Yen The Uprising is an opportunity to review the glorious and heroic history, the steadfast and indomitable tradition of the nation, to express infinite gratitude and appreciation to the cloth hero Hoang Hoa Tham and the Yen The insurgents. This is also an opportunity for visitors from inside and outside the province to learn about a heroic land, containing heroic and glorious achievements and battles; at the same time, to explore and learn about the changes and socio-economic achievements of the district, to visit and enjoy the cuisine of Yen The homeland today.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, delegates and visitors enjoyed a two-part art program elaborately staged by artists from the Vietnam Cheo Theater and Bac Giang Cheo Theater.

Artists from Bac Giang Cheo Theater recreated the flag-sacrificing performance of leader Hoang Hoa Tham and the Yen The insurgents in the past.

Part one with the theme “Phồn Xương’s heroic spirit” recreates the flag-sacrificing ceremony of the cloth-clothed hero Hoàng Hoa Thám and the Yên Thế insurgents of the past. Part two is the epic “Yen The - the immortal heroic song” consisting of 3 chapters: Introducing the homeland of Bắc Giang, Yên Thế and the Yên Thế uprising; telling the story of the cloth-clothed hero Hoàng Hoa Thám and the uprising; Yên Thế integration and development.

The festival celebrating the 141st anniversary of the Yen The Uprising is held for 3 days (from March 15 to 17) with solemn rituals: the God worship ceremony, the incense offering ceremony and the animal release ceremony. In particular, coming to the festival, visitors can also immerse themselves in and participate in cultural activities, with a joyful and useful spirit, imbued with local cultural identity such as: Countryside market, youth camp, water puppetry performance, art performance, stick pushing, tug of war, crossbow shooting, goat fighting...

Below are some pictures at the Festival: