Ninh Binh builds heritage park to honor the founder of Vietnamese theater

On April 9, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ninh Binh province, said that the department is coordinating with relevant units to carry out investment steps and build a heritage park for famous people of the Vietnamese stage profession under the direction of the Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee.

According to Mr. Cuong, the founder of Vietnamese theater is Mrs. Pham Thi Tran - who was invited by King Dinh Tien Hoang to the capital Hoa Lu and assigned to teach soldiers to dance, sing, play drums, and play musical instruments (at that time called hat loi or hat cheo). She was the one who brought art to the stage and was given the title of Mrs. Pham Thi Tran, an official in charge of singing in the royal court, by King Dinh Tien Hoang. Later, Mrs. Pham Thi Tran was honored as the founder of Vietnamese theater.

"Currently, we are in the first steps of preparing for the project. There is no detailed design yet, but the park area will basically have an area to worship U Ba and surrounding landscape," said Mr. Cuong.

Recently, the People's Committee of Ninh Binh province has issued a document agreeing in principle to arrange the location for the construction of the Vietnam Stage Heritage Park in Nam Thanh Ward (Hoa Lu City) and assigned the People's Committee of Hoa Lu City to coordinate with the Departments of Agriculture and Environment, Construction,

The Department of Culture, Sports, Finance and the Vietnam Stage Artists Association will review, research and determine specific investment forms, procedures and investment procedures for project construction. At the same time, develop a scale and design solutions to ensure appropriate spatial factors, have public areas to serve the community and have connections with tourist areas and spots.

Regarding the late Venerable Pham Thi Tran, her name was recently given by the Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee to the Provincial Cultural Center (Pham Thi Tran Theater), a newly built project with a total capital of more than 240 billion VND on an area of ​​more than 6,400 m2 ^and put into use from April 2024. The project has a lifespan of 50 - 100 years, and is a prominent highlight in terms of urban landscape architecture in Hoa Lu City.

In recent years, Ninh Binh province has invested in many projects with unique designs and styles to create spatial and architectural highlights towards building a millennium heritage city. PHOTO: MINH HAI

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ninh-binh-xay-dung-cong-vien-di-san-vinh-danh-ba-to-nghe-san-khau-viet-nam-185250410011956185.htm