Opening of Bac Kan Culture-Tourism Week 2024

Opening the program, Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Kan province Nguyen Dang Binh emphasized that Bac Kan is a province with great potential and strengths in tourism development. This Cultural-Tourism Week, imbued with the identity of the local ethnic groups, promises to bring visitors interesting and unforgettable experiences.

At the ceremony, the audience enjoyed a special art program performed by the Provincial Ethnic Art Troupe; visited and experienced food booths and OCOP products at the Provincial Youth Activity Center yard and Thanh Nien Street in Bac Kan city.

The highlight of the opening ceremony was the bowl dance performance of the Tay people of Bac Kan , a folk art form listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

The performance with the theme “Bac Kan, shining with stars” with the participation of 1,000 people, including folk artists and students, brought visitors an unforgettable experience.

Bowl dance is a type of folk dance that has long existed in the culture of the Tay people in Bac Kan. The actors in traditional Cham costumes gently perform dances with bowls and chopsticks as tools.

The bowl dance has been restored, preserved and performed in a number of recent cultural and tourism activities by Bac Kan province. However, this is the first time this art form has been performed on a large scale with up to 1,000 performers.

This impressive performance is expected by Bac Kan to attract tourists and, in the long term, will become a cultural "brand" associated with tourism for the locality.

Chairman of Bac Kan Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Dang Binh delivered the opening speech. Photo: TUAN SON

As planned, within the framework of the Culture-Tourism Week, on the evening of April 28, also at the outdoor stage in the square of the Bac Kan Provincial Cultural House, the audience will enjoy a special program of singing, dancing, and skits performed by People's Artist Xuan Bac and artists of the Vietnam Drama Theater.

At this outdoor stage on the evening of April 29, a folk dance festival of dance groups will take place.

According to the Organizing Committee, this is the first time that Bac Kan Culture and Tourism Week has been organized on a large scale, taking place simultaneously in 4 districts and cities.

Coming to the Bac Kan Culture and Tourism Week this time, visitors will be able to visit and experience Hua Ma Cave, Tham Phay Cave, cruise on Ba Be Lake, experience indigenous culture in Pac Ngoi, Coc Toc, Bo Lu villages, especially participate in activities such as rowing dugout canoes, kayaking and running marathons on the road around Ba Be Lake.

In addition, Ba Be district has also built check-in points and displayed lake region cuisine and OCOP agricultural products in Nam Mau commune.

Art performance at the opening ceremony. Photo: TUAN SON

In Cho Don district from April 27 to 30, 2024, visitors can participate in traditional sports, unique folk games and especially participate in cultural and culinary activities at ATK Night Market (Safe Area).

The 2024 Bac Kan Provincial Culture-Tourism Week will conclude with a closing ceremony held in conjunction with the traditional cultural festival "Xuan Duong Love Market", held at 7:30 p.m. on May 2, 2024, at the outdoor stage of Bac Sen village, Xuan Duong commune, Na Ri district.

Xuan Duong Love Market is a unique traditional cultural festival of the Nung ethnic group held on the 25th day of the third lunar month every year.

Coming to this unique festival, in addition to enjoying the performance of a scene recreating the cultural life of the Nung community in Xuan Duong commune, visitors will have an interesting experience with the love song performances of sli by 100 artists and actors on the banks of the Bac Sen river.

On this occasion, Bac Kan will also organize farmtrip groups to survey and develop tourism products in Bac Kan city and the districts of Ba Be, Cho Don, and Na Ri.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/khai-mac-tuan-van-hoa-du-lich-bac-kan-nam-2024-post806944.html