The Organizing Committee of the Ocean International Lantern Design Competition has just announced 15 excellent works participating in the final round, coming from teams from China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and the host team Vietnam.
 The lantern work "Kinh Bac Heritage" has just been completed and is preparing to be displayed at the Ocean International Lantern Festival. |
The lantern work "Kinh Bac Heritage" designed by the group of artists Le Xuan Khanh and Dong Ho folk painting artisan Nguyen Huu Hoa is one of 15 works in the final round that will be honored and lit up at the International Lantern Festival taking place in Ocean City (
Hanoi ) from January 18 to March 16, 2025. The "Kinh Bac Heritage" lantern is 4m high, weighs about 200kg, has a three-tier base, and is designed with stylized lotus petals associated with the image of Quan Ho singers. The lantern frame is made of mahogany wood, with LED lights inside, rotating 360 degrees at a speed of 2 to 5 revolutions per minute, the decorative images on the lantern simulate Dong Ho folk paintings and some national treasures of Bac Ninh.
 Painter Le Xuan Khanh and artisan Nguyen Huu Hoa are the authors of the lantern "Kinh Bac Heritage". |
The design idea of the work is taken from the model of the tower of But Thap Pagoda with the main material being mahogany from Dong Ky craft village to recreate the Kinh Bac cultural space, simulating unique architecture, combining images of typical cultural heritages designed in a stylized and renewed way with the language of light and color. Through the lantern design competition, the authors wish to introduce and promote to domestic and foreign audiences the unique values of
Bac Ninh - Kinh Bac cultural heritage, while affirming the achievements in preserving and promoting the values of typical cultural heritages of the homeland, especially the vitality of heritage in contemporary life. With the theme "Oriental Light", the 2025 international lantern competition is both a cultural bridge, increasing exchanges between countries, and contributing to arousing love for life, spreading hope, strength and light for the future. The magnificent and majestic lantern clusters will be displayed on a 2 km long route at Vinhomes Ocean Park 2 (Hung Yen), an art-enjoying and spring-traveling destination that millions of tourists cannot miss. Source: https://baobacninh.vn/quang-ba-di-san-van-hoa-kinh-bac-tai-cuoc-thi-en-long-quoc-te-2025-94264.html
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