Discover the mystery of the thousand-year-old Cham tower

Khanh Hoa Provincial Monument Conservation Center (Department of Culture and Sports ) is coordinating with relevant units to organize two programs "Linh linh xu tram" and "Trang soi hich thap" for people and tourists to experience and explore the mystery of the thousand-year-old Cham tower - Ponagar tower.

Ponagar Tower is sparkling and mysterious at night.

The two programs “Moon reflects on the shape of the tower” and “Sacred land of Agarwood” are both part of the plan to implement the Project on night-time economic development in Khanh Hoa province. Through evaluation, the two programs “Sacred land of Agarwood” and “Moon reflects on the shape of the tower” have received the attention and high appreciation of the provincial leaders as well as the masses.

Mr. Tran Duc Ha - Director of Khanh Hoa Provincial Monument Conservation Center said: According to the agreed plan, the two programs "Linh linh xu Tram" and "Trang soi dat thap" will take place monthly from August 4, 2024. The program is carried out in the form of semi-realistic stage. The stage is located behind the South Tower (belonging to the Ponagar Tower cluster), blending the beautiful night scenery of the tower with the beauty of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa. The tour program "Linh linh xu Tram" will take place on the 1st day of the lunar calendar; the program "Trang soi dat Thap" will take place on the 15th day of the lunar calendar.

Cultural activities at Ponagar Tower serve tourists

Performance time for tourists at Ponagar Tower is from 7:30 p.m. with a duration of 45 - 60 minutes (including experience with tourists).

According to Mr. Tran Duc Ha, currently, the Provincial Monuments Conservation Center has coordinated with the Traditional Arts Theater and the Hai Dang Song and Dance Troupe to develop and complete the script for a special art program in the tour program "Moon Reflecting on the Tower" and "Linh Thieng Xu Tram".

To attract tourists, the Khanh Hoa Provincial Monuments Conservation Center has also sent a document to the Department of Tourism, Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Tourism Association, and tourism businesses to support and cooperate in organizing tours to bring tourists to Ponagar Tower to experience two programs. Accordingly, coming to the program "Linh linh xu tram", people and tourists will be immersed in the festival night with traditional rituals, enjoying unique Cham art. In which, the program "Moon reflects on the shape of the tower" is an opportunity for tourists to experience a mysterious journey of ancient towers under the moonlight, where Cham culture is vividly recreated.

Coming here, visitors can visit and experience following a certain itinerary built into a continuous story line, helping visitors easily feel the value of Ponagar Tower as well as the beauty of culture and people of Khanh Hoa. The program will introduce Champa culture; the ancient land of Khanh Hoa and the architecture of Ponagar Tower relics through the form of direct explanation, dramatization, cultural and artistic performance experience...

The tour guide team will provide visitors with useful information about the Pon-agar Tower relic in particular and the land of Agarwood in general; the art troupe of the Provincial Monument Conservation Center and the Hai Dang Song, Dance and Music Troupe will perform special songs, dances and music for visitors.

Mr. Nguyen Van Nhuan - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Khanh Hoa province said: "The program "Moon reflects on the shape of the tower" and "Linh linh xu tram" are considered one of the cultural and artistic activities associated with the project to develop the night-time economy of the province, as well as the work of preserving and promoting the values ​​of cultural heritage. After organizing the first program, the Department of Culture and Sports will organize an evaluation, draw experience, complete the organization plan, and then proceed to build a monthly program with different themes throughout the year. Thereby, it will focus on exploiting the good traditional cultural values ​​associated with the Ponagar tower relic.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Thanh - Director of Khanh Hoa Province Department of Tourism said: Ponagar Tower is a unique architectural work and a special destination that attracts domestic and international tourists. Every year, Ponagar Tower attracts millions of visitors, bringing in tens of billions of VND in revenue.

Ponagar Tower is a complex of architectural works of the ancient Champa Kingdom, built from the 8th to the 13th century. This is a religious center worshiping Goddess Ponagar, the Mother of the Cham people. In the 17th century, the Vietnamese community continued to preserve and worship Thien YA Na Thanh Mau. The relic has special value in terms of architectural art and spiritual beliefs for the Vietnamese ethnic community.

In 1979, the Ponagar Tower was ranked as a national historical and cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). In 2012, the Ponagar Tower Festival was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Ponagar Tower is a convergence point of traditional cultural values ​​of the process of cultural exchange, integration and interweaving of the two ethnic groups of Vietnam - Cham in history, a symbol of national unity, contributing to the cultural diversity of the Vietnamese ethnic community. This is the pride of Khanh Hoa people, a precious gem in the treasure of Vietnamese cultural heritage that we need to cherish and preserve for today's and future generations.

Source: http://baolamdong.vn/du-lich/202409/kham-pha-huyen-bi-thap-cham-nghin-nam-tuoi-c0b32dd/