The first and only place in Hai Duong province, there is a folk game, a communal house, a temple that is 'starred'
Báo Dân Việt•13/03/2024
Three OCOP tourism products in Ninh Giang have been recognized as 4 stars, including the clay cannon folk game, Trinh Xuyen communal house (Nghia An commune) and Tranh temple (Dong Tam commune). Realizing the potential for tourism development from the clay cannon folk game and spiritual relics, Nghia An commune has registered and actively completed the dossier to build the clay cannon folk game and Trinh Xuyen communal house into OCOP products. Trinh Xuyen communal house has been ranked as a national architectural and artistic relic since 1992. This sacred communal house was built in the post-Le dynasty, and after hundreds of years, it still retains the ancient feudal communal house architecture intact. For Nghia An people, Trinh Xuyen communal house is not only a spiritual place but also a link between tradition and modernity. Therefore, the communal house festival is considered by everyone to be even more important than the traditional Tet holiday. People in Trinh Xuyen village still preserve the custom of making sticky rice cake and pork roll during the communal house festival.
The folk game of clay cannons of Nghia An people (Ninh Giang, Hai Duong ) is recognized as an OCOP tourism product.
In Hai Duong, there are many places that still preserve the folk game of clay cannons, but only Nghia An commune has successfully upgraded it to an OCOP product. Currently, in addition to the professional clay cannon team with 40 gunners, everyone in the village, from old to young, knows how to play with firecrackers. The stages from collecting soil, making firecrackers, and sowing firecrackers are very meticulous and elaborate. Clay cannons are the highlight of the Trinh Xuyen communal house festival with the wish to pray for favorable weather and bountiful crops. Mr. Pham Quang Diep, Head of the Front Work Committee of Trinh Xuyen village, said that stemming from the legitimate aspirations and wishes of the people to protect and promote historical, cultural and spiritual values, the local Party Committee and government have determined to build and develop Trinh Xuyen communal house and the folk game of clay cannons into an OCOP product. Tranh Temple in Dong Tam commune has long been a destination attracting a large number of tourists from near and far to visit and worship. Not only a place of spiritual worship, Tranh Temple also bears the mark of the revolution as it was the secret operation site of comrade Le Thanh Nghi during the establishment of the Ninh Giang Water Plant Party Cell (1937-1938). This place was also chosen to hold a rally to celebrate the success of the August Revolution in 1945.
Tranh Temple Festival attracts many tourists.
According to the Tranh Temple Relic Management Board, in order for the relic to be recognized as an OCOP tourism product, under the guidance of the professional agency, the unit has reviewed and evaluated the criteria. From there, it focused on implementing the missing criteria and completing the dossier for the achieved criteria. With OCOP tourism products, the most important criterion must be recognized as a tourist destination. Therefore, the management board has urgently met the conditions to complete this criterion. If OCOP product groups on agricultural products, food, medicinal herbs, handicrafts, and ornamental plants are popular, the development of OCOP tourism products is still quite new. In addition to tangible economic values, OCOP tourism products also have intangible meanings. That is to preserve traditional values and connect the community. On the other hand, when developing OCOP tourism products, it will promote and create conditions to promote other OCOP product groups. Therefore, it is necessary to have a suitable direction for OCOP tourism products to effectively exploit potential and strengths.
Trinh Xuyen Communal House in Nghia An Commune is one of three OCOP tourism products of Ninh Giang District (Hai Duong).
Traditionally, Trinh Xuyen communal house festival is held on a large scale in odd years, but in 2024, the festival organizing committee decided to carry out many activities to promote and build the image when it has been recognized as a 4-star OCOP product. In the coming time, the organizing committee will train tour guides at the tourist site, gradually improve the quality of services, and build a unique spiritual culture to sustainably develop this spiritual tourist site. Festival activities will be associated with the preservation of the traditional clay firecracker game. In addition, Nghia An commune will organize experiential activities for visitors to know and learn more about this unique and special folk game. Tranh temple relic has left an impression on visitors from all over the world. However, to exploit the lasting economic, cultural and historical values, it is still necessary to have a synchronous and long-term development plan. In which, focusing on building the landscape appearance, service quality and diversifying experiential activities... According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Van, Vice Chairman of Ninh Giang District People's Committee, after reviewing, realizing that the locality has a lot of potential in developing spiritual tourism, community experiential tourism, the district has focused on leading and directing the development of OCOP tourism products. Although there have been products recognized as achieving 4-star OCOP, this is only the first step on the journey to sustainably exploiting the values of community tourism. In the coming time, Ninh Giang district will focus on implementing solutions to promote the advantages of OCOP tourism products.
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