Bo Y ethnic contestant from Lao Cai won first prize in "Quintessence of Vietnam"

133610135199356908_28d44081-1274-4b59-b2e6-4cee834de31b.jpg — Artist Lo Pha Tu Anh and her works received the "Quintessence of Vietnam" award. (Photo by contributor)

The video "Traditional Clothing of the Bo Y People" by Lo Pha Tu Anh introduces the steps in creating the traditional clothing of the Bo Y ethnic minority, a very small minority group. It also highlights the meaning of the clothing patterns in the community's life and worldview. Furthermore, it showcases how the community unites to preserve their traditional clothing through generations.

The "Quintessence of Vietnam" video clip creation contest began accepting entries on November 27, 2023. At the end of the preliminary round, the Organizing Committee received 11,734 entries from all 67 provinces, cities, and affiliated youth unions (an increase of 9,387 entries compared to 2021).

Em Lồ Phà Tú Anh and her artwork "Traditional Costume of the Bố Y People" surpassed over 11,000 outstanding entries to win first prize. (Photo by CTV)

At the end of the voting round, there were 679,564 votes cast for the entries on the program's website. As of May 5, 2024, the entries had garnered over 56 million views across digital platforms (TikTok, Facebook, and the website tinhhoavietnam.doanthanhnien.vn).

In the final round, the judging panel selected the 5 best works to award prizes, including: 1 First Prize, 1 Second Prize, 1 Third Prize, and 2 Consolation Prizes.

The first prize went to Lo Pha Tu Anh, from Muong Khuong District No. 1 High School, for her work "Traditional Costume of the Bo Y People"; the second prize went to the group of contestants Ta Quoc An Vu and Pham Tran Nhat Anh ( Hanoi City) for their work "The Quintessence of Quan Ho Folk Music"; and the third prize was awarded to the work "Lam Kinh - Special National Historical Site" (HDU MEDIA Student Media Club, Hong Duc University, Thanh Hoa Province).

Lồ Phà Tú Anh answers questions from the Organizing Committee during an interview. (Photo by contributor)

The second "Essence of Vietnam" event aims to create an environment and conditions for youth union members, students, and young people to have the opportunity to learn about and experience the traditional cultural values of the nation. Through this, it seeks to inspire love for the homeland, raise awareness and responsibility among youth union members, students, and young people in preserving, promoting, and safeguarding national cultural identity, and contribute to bringing information and images about Vietnam and the Vietnamese people to the global community.

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