Multi-purpose roses

Beautiful and talented girls at the Con Son - Kiep Bac relic management board.

Professional

On the bus trip from Con Son to Kiep Bac Temple during the Autumn Festival, Ms. Nguyen Hong Minh, Cau Giay Ward ( Hanoi ) wondered why Buddha statues are often placed on lotus platforms. Her question was answered by tour guide Dinh Thi Lien (Con Son - Kiep Bac Relic Management Board): "Legend has it that the lotus is not a flower of the earthly world but originates from heaven, and is a symbol of the purity of the Buddha's realm. Buddhism is solemn and miraculous, so the pure lotus platform is where Buddha sits in meditation"... After listening, Ms. Minh and the group of visitors all nodded in agreement.

Ms. Lien is also the one who just won the first prize and the special prize of the 2024 Hai Duong Province Tour Guide Contest organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hai Duong. In addition to Ms. Lien, the tour guides at the Con Son - Kiep Bac Relic Management Board are all dynamic and beautiful girls. Those who are fluent in foreign languages will welcome foreign guests, and those with experience will be assigned to welcome heads of state.

“Not only with politicians, but also with ordinary guests, we always set ourselves discipline, improve our skills and knowledge, and renew ourselves every day to serve better,” said Ms. Lien.

In addition to the tour guide team, those working in scientific research are also a solid team with in-depth professional knowledge. “This is the core force, carrying out important tasks, coordinating the construction of the dossier of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac Monuments and Landscape Complex to submit to UNESCO for recognition as a World Heritage Site,” affirmed Dr. Le Duy Manh, Deputy Head of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Monuments Management Board.

Ms. Ngo Thi Luong, Head of the Management Board's Professional Department, said that for many years, the department has focused on the work of serving the construction of dossiers: following expert groups to conduct field surveys, preparing documents, editing dossiers... "In particular, 2023 is an urgent time to complete the dossier. The workload is large because the complex includes 20 component relics, and the implementation work requires coordination between 3 provinces. In addition to focusing on contributing to the construction of the dossier, we still have to ensure many other tasks of the agency: organizing ceremonies during 2 festival seasons, promoting propaganda at the relics... Sometimes, the department has only 4 people and all are women, but the women do not mind the hardship to complete the work", Ms. Luong said. Especially after taking over a number of other relics in the area, the amount of work has increased a lot.

Talented hands

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Dung, an employee of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Relic Management Board, is proficient in making Kiep Bac lotus tea.

The Con Son - Kiep Bac Relic Management Board currently has 150 staff, of which over 50 are female. In addition to tour guides and scientific researchers, they also work in many other departments: reception, ticket sales, etc. Due to the nature of their work, in addition to their professional duties, female staff also perform many other tasks. With their love for the profession, sometimes they excel, becoming real chefs, artisans, etc.

The female staff here are all proficient in buying flowers to offer to Buddha and Saints.

At the Con Son vegetarian culinary experience and Kiep Bac lotus experience, visitors are delighted to enjoy dozens of beautiful and attractive dishes with a variety of appetizers, main courses and desserts. The menu planning, purchasing of ingredients and cooking of over 500 vegetarian meals every day are all done by Ms. Bui Thi Cam Van (currently an employee of the Tourism Service Department). Cooking is not simple, it requires delicacy and the cook must be always busy, but that does not make it difficult for her. "I am drawn into the job because this is what I like. Making delicious dishes and receiving compliments from diners is the joy of the chef", Ms. Van shared.

One of the attractive dishes at the Con Son vegetarian culinary festival, the Kiep Bac lotus experience is made by the female staff of the Management Board.

At the Con Son and Kiep Bac relics, the female staff are all talented, arranging luxurious and beautiful trays of offerings to Buddha and saints. Most of the female staff have a firm grasp of the process and skillfully perform the steps of making lotus tea, chrysanthemum tea, and making tea in events. "If you make it from tap water, the teapot will be ruined. At the relics, we often use Dragon Eye well water to make the tea, so that it is fragrant and pure. When pouring water into the teapot, you must pour it clockwise or pour it high so that the water is strong enough to make the tea leaves bloom and spread the fragrance...", Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Dung, a tour guide at the relics, revealed one of the many secrets to making delicious Kiep Bac lotus tea.

Taking a sip of Kiep Bac lotus tea (during a field trip to assess the nomination dossier for the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac relic and landscape complex), Mr. Ratish Nanda, ICOMOS expert, uttered the word "wonderful" to describe his feelings.

Ms. Bui Thi Cam Van checks the gift items of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Relic Management Board, serving tourists.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Lien, Head of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Relic Management Board, said, "In the Relic Management Board, the number of female officers and employees is not large, but the majority of them are dedicated and play an important role in building tourism products and services."

THU HUONG

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