BHG - On the majestic Dong Van Stone Plateau, where nature is harsh and people's lives are difficult, the deep-rooted traditional cultural values of the ethnic communities here are always preserved and promoted. Notably, the hundred-year-old vitality of Khau Vai Phong Luu Market, where love, memories, humanistic spirit and cultural identity resonate through the sounds of the flute and songs, stirring the hearts of visitors.
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| A large number of tourists come to the Khau Vai Love Market Festival (Meo Vac) in 2024. Photo: PV |
The Khau Vai Romantic Market (Meo Vac) is only held once a year, on the 27th of March (lunar calendar). That market is very special, because "The market does not sell sadness or longing - but nostalgia permeates every path home". That market is a cultural space, preserving the tearful love story, full of humanity between Ba (a Nung) and Ut (a Giay). From that legend, people and tourists from everywhere always want to come to Khau Vai to meet old friends, to confide and share about life, to live in an atmosphere of tolerance, kindness and a cultural space rich in identity. The Khau Vai Romantic Market is no longer the story of the Nung and Giay ethnic groups alone, but is a cultural convergence point of many ethnic groups living together on the side of the Heaven's Gate. The soulful sound of the Mong flute calling out to you, blending with the sound of the Lo Lo people's festival drums, the love songs of the Dao people and the unique dances of the Nung and Giay people... creates a unique cultural symphony.
In the flow of modern culture, when many traditional values are being lost or commercialized, the preservation and promotion of traditional cultural values becomes urgent. The Khau Vai Phong Luu Market Festival is held annually with many unique and attractive supporting activities, imbued with the cultural identity of the local community, which is an effective way for Ha Giang to preserve and promote its cultural "treasures". Khau Vai is now not only a dating place for old lovers, but also a place for the young generation to return to, to understand more about love, about respect for individuals within the framework of culture, about profound human values, as a bridge between the past and the present. Maintaining and promoting the Khau Vai Phong Luu Market is also associated with sustainable tourism development.
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| “Stone maze” - a unique experience space for visitors when coming to Phong Luu Khau Vai Market (Meo Vac). Photo: Bien Luan |
This year, the festival is organized on a provincial scale with the theme "Khau Vai Day of Return" with a series of cultural and tourism activities on the Stone Plateau, promising to bring many unique experiences and discoveries to visitors. Notable activities include: Art program "Khau Vai Day of Return"; incense offering ceremony at Ong Temple, Ba Temple, love praying ceremony; competitions: Khen dancing, golden cow strength, crossbow shooting, spinning top, fishing in streams, traditional costume performance, linen weaving, embroidery of patterns and motifs on ethnic women's costume accessories, pounding sticky rice cakes, nightingale singing; folk games; local cuisine and highland market space, night market, Ha Giang tea cultural space and OCOP products of the province; Art program "Khen Calling Friends"; ethnic sports; Campfire, singing duets through stethoscopes, playing bird's nests, playing raves... Currently, preparations are being urgently implemented by all levels and sectors, ensuring security and safety conditions, promising to bring visitors interesting experiences.
In the gentle weather of the majestic mountains, Phong Luu Khau Vai Market is a vivid testament to the enduring vitality of ethnic culture, which forms the soul of Ha Giang. This testament is created from the strategy of preserving and promoting cultural identity associated with sustainable tourism development of the province and the joint efforts of the community.
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