According to the Ha Long Bay - Yen Tu World Heritage Management Board, in 2017, the love duet program was introduced for 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, Cua Van Floating Cultural Center suffered heavy losses in facilities. Love duet performance activities were also temporarily suspended because of this.
To restore this tourism product to serve tourists, especially international tourists, recently, this unit has used both personnel and facilities to restore love duet singing in Cua Van village - one of the most beautiful fishing villages in the world in Ha Long Bay.
Giao Duyen singing is a male-female response singing style imbued with the cultural identity of coastal residents. The lyrics express sincere feelings, intelligent, witty and lyrical responses. The content often revolves around love between couples, praising homeland, sea and islands; reflecting the working life of fishermen and moral values in life...
The singer mainly uses a natural voice and improvisation ability, not relying on elaborate accompaniment music. This is a familiar spiritual cultural activity of fishing villagers after working hours at sea.
In recent years, the love duet program in Ha Long Bay has left many good impressions on domestic and foreign tourists.
The restoration of operations this time is implemented on the basis of ensuring requirements for organization, management, safety and service quality; and at the same time focusing on improving performance content, forms of expression and skills to interact with tourists.
Engagement performances will be selected, rich in identity, suitable for the space and landscape of Ha Long Bay, contributing to bringing tourists unique, close and emotional cultural experiences. Thereby, continuing to affirm the development of tourism associated with preserving and promoting heritage values, making culture a highlight in the journey to explore Ha Long Bay, and at the same time contributing to preserving and spreading the unique traditional cultural values of Quang Ninh sea area.
