Bac Ninh, Bac Giang - the source of the quan ho flows forever

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The ancient Kinh Bac, now Bac Ninh - Bac Giang, was divided by the Cau River. The residents on both sides of the river are famous for their rich, lyrical folk melodies.

Many specific policies to promote heritage

As usual, every Saturday and Sunday, the bamboo shoots club in Hoan Son commune, Tien Du district (Bac Ninh province) organizes activities.

The "childhood sisters" wear quarter-tone shirts, scarves, "brothers" wear scarves, and are taught by the Executive Committee to speak and speak, and foster the family culture.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyen - the owner of the Hoan Son Commune bamboo shoots club said that the club was established in 2015.

From the initial 10 members, the club has now attracted dozens of members aged 4-17.

Mot buoi sinh hoat tai cau lac bo quan ho xa Hoan Son (Tien Du, Bac Ninh). Anh: Van Truong
A meeting at the Hoan Son Commune Club (Tien Du, Bac Ninh). Photo: Van Truong

At the activities, the women were entertained in a tri-purple and seventh-purple outfit, the men wore a turban, attentively listening to the "teacher" teaching the songs. In each melody, she emphasizes, paying attention to difficult sections, to turn on the harmony, root, background, and bounce. She sang first, he followed.

In addition to learning singing, they also practice how to pet the phoenix and learn and practice how to wear official costumes and how to perform on stage.

On the occasion of the annual Lim festival, members of the Quan Ho bamboo shoots club in Hoan Son commune participated in performances, attracting a large number of tourists.

The love of the family is like a source that flows through generations of Bac Ninh people.

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In addition to learning to sing, the brothers and sisters also practice the phoenix betel making. Photo: Van Truong

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province said that the locality has issued many policies and strategies to preserve and further spread the folk heritage of Bac Ninh quan ho.

Accordingly, Bac Ninh province supports funding for the original quan ho club with 30 million VND/time/year; the village where they practice, and clubs of traditional folk performing arts with 20 million VND/time/year.

From 44 original Quan Ho villages and 34 Quan Ho clubs in 2009 (when Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs were recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - PV), up to now, Bac Ninh has 150 Quan Ho villages practicing, over 600 Quan Ho clubs with more than 10,000 members participating, thousands of people with the ability to teach.

The family's village on the North bank of the Cau River

For a long time, the family of the Northern Cau River, that is, the Bac Giang side, has been less known to the people than the family of the Bac Ninh.

According to research documents by author Tran Linh Quy in 1971, Ha Bac (old) has 49 ancient village villages. Of which, Bac Ninh has 44 villages, Bac Giang has 5 villages including (Gia Son, Mai Vu, Sen Ho, Noi Ninh, Huu Nghi).

According to the investigation of the Institute of Culture - Arts (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), Bac Giang has 13 more ancient villages all in Viet Yen town.

The villages in the North of Cau River have a customs of contact with the villages in Bac Ninh province (South of Cau River): Tho Ha village connects with Diem village; Trung Dong village connects with Thuong Dong and Ha Dong; Noi Ninh village connects with Han and Diem villages; Mai Vu village connects with Chup But; Huu Nghi village connects with Cao Loi; Tien Lat village connects with Buu Sim...

Thanks to this connection, artisans and artisans from both sides have a bond, exchange and creativity in cultural activities.

Hat quan ho tren thuyen tai lang Tho Ha (TX Viet Yen, Bac Giang). Anh: Cong TTDT TX Viet Yen
Quan Ho singing on a boat in Tho Ha village (Viet Yen town, Bac Giang). Photo: Viet Yen Town Portal

In order to spread Quan Ho folk songs, Bac Giang province has also implemented many school stage projects; opened a Quan Ho folk performance art training program at the Provincial Cultural Sports and Tourism College; organized more than 300 Quan Ho classes.

Bac Giang province has established and maintained the operation of more than 100 Quan Ho folk song clubs with nearly 2,000 members.

The whole province also has hundreds of artisans who are capable of teaching heritage; many artisans participate in Quan Ho performances domestically and internationally.

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