Opening of Trang An Festival in 2025

On April 13, at Trang An Heritage Site ( Ninh Binh ), the Trang An Festival 2025 with the theme "Trang An - A thousand-year heritage, the sacred soul of mountains and rivers" was opened in a solemn and exciting atmosphere.

Central and local delegates performed the incense offering ceremony in memory of Saint Quy Minh Dai Vuong.

Trang An Festival is an annual cultural activity with profound spiritual significance, demonstrating the tradition of “remembering the source of water” of the people of the ancient capital, commemorating and expressing gratitude to Duc Thanh Quy Minh Dai Vuong - the god who contributed to keeping the country safe, bringing a peaceful and prosperous life to the people.

This year's festival includes many unique cultural and artistic activities, vividly recreating the rich religious life of the Hoa Lu community.

The highlight of the festival is the live performance space on Sao Khe River - where artists and artisans from Ninh Binh and many other localities introduce traditional art forms such as: Cheo singing, Xam singing, Van singing, Tinh lute, gongs...

Performances imbued with regional identity not only contribute to preserving intangible cultural heritage, but also create a unique impression for visitors when participating in the festival.

Trang An Festival 2025 with many attractive activities.

In particular, thousands of tourists and delegates participated in a journey of more than 5km on the Sao Khe River, through magical caves, to Suoi Tien Temple - the place to worship Duc Thanh Quy Minh Dai Vuong. Here, traditional rituals such as dragon procession, palanquin procession, water procession and worship were solemnly held, imbued with traditional spirituality and culture.

Suoi Tien Temple is located in the upper reaches of Sao Khe River, surrounded by majestic mountains and charming rivers. This is one of the important spiritual sites in Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex - a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

Not only a sacred place, Suoi Tien Temple is also a spiritual destination that many people and tourists visit every festival season to pray for national peace and prosperity, favorable weather, bountiful crops, and the elimination of epidemics.

People and tourists participate in the procession on Sao Khe river.

Trang An Festival 2025 is held to celebrate the 11th anniversary of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex being recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

The event is not only an opportunity to honor the enduring historical and cultural values ​​of the heritage, but also an opportunity to promote the image of Ninh Binh in general and Trang An in particular to international friends.

Drum performance at the opening ceremony.

Besides, the festival also contributes to arousing national pride, fostering revolutionary traditions and raising public awareness in the work of preserving and promoting heritage values.

This is also an important step in the roadmap to build Hoa Lu into a Millennium Heritage City - a creative city, a cultural and tourism industry center of regional and international stature, and at the same time a "green lung" and a sustainable growth pole of the Northern Delta region.

According to hanoimoi.vn

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/khai-mac-le-hoi-trang-an-nam-2025-post400148.html