Ha Long Bay Conservation Center 2, under the Ha Long Bay - Yen Tu World Heritage Management Board, is preparing both personnel and facilities to restore giao duyen singing to serve tourists at the Cua Van Floating Culture Center, Ha Long Bay.
In which, inspecting workers currently working at Cua Van Team, Ha Long Bay Conservation Center 2 - those who have participated in previous love singing teaching courses.
The test content is through the singing pairs (1 male 1 female) performing songs according to the content of fostering and teaching innovative giao duyen singing in 2024. Through the test, the singing pairs basically maintained their form, but there are still some issues that need to be overcome.
To prepare for the giao duyen singing activities to return to serve tourists, the leaders of the Ha Long Bay - Yen Tu World Heritage Management Board requested the Ha Long Bay 2 Conservation Center to re-unify the performance process, continue to have a plan to practice; redeploy uniforms and props for the team of giao duyen singers; coordinate with relevant units under the Board to develop programs and plans for giao duyen singing performance activities to return as soon as possible before March 2026.
In 2017, the giao duyen singing program was put into performance to serve visitors at the Cua Van Floating Cultural Center, Ha Long Bay. However, in September 2024, due to the devastation of Typhoon Yagi, the Cua Van Floating Cultural Center suffered heavy losses in facilities. giao duyen singing performance activities were also temporarily suspended because of this.
Giao duyen singing is a unique cultural activity of fishermen in the Ha Long sea area, created by fishermen from a rich and colorful daily life.
Those are folk songs, songs, and teachings containing folk cultural knowledge, experiences... passed down by our ancestors. Each song contains joy, sadness, aspirations, and ambitions... Ha Long giao duyen singing includes dum singing, cheo duong singing and wedding singing with many forms and melodies.
Travel agencies have included the giao duyen singing program in promotional tours, becoming one of the highlights of the journey to discover Ha Long Bay Heritage.
