On August 16, in Hanoi, leaders of Tuyen Quang province held a media conference, announcing the program of the Representative Intangible Cultural Heritage Performance Festival of humanity and Thanh Tuyen Festival in 2024.
Mr. Hoang Viet Phuong - Vice Chairman of Tuyen Quang Provincial People's Committee said: "The preparations for Thanh Tuyen Festival and Festival are taking place very excitingly. Urban embellishment, upgrading of accommodation facilities, Food and beverage and entertainment services are being completed, ensuring a safe, thoughtful, and attractive Thanh Tuyen Festival season, meeting the sightseeing and experience needs of tourists."
According to the organizers, the series of events is expected to take place from the end of August to September 14, 2024 in Tuyen Quang city and districts in the province, promising to bring many rich and attractive activities.
The 2024 Representative Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Performance Festival program with the theme "Essence converges and shines" is organized under the chairmanship of the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province, in coordination with the Ministry of Culture. Culture, Sports and Tourism, jointly organized by the provinces of Tra Vinh, Dak Nong, Phu Yen, Thua Thien Hue, and Bac Ninh.
This event aims to enhance cultural exchanges, promote and introduce the value of representative intangible cultural heritages of humanity from Vietnam and internationally.
The program will officially open on the evening of September 13 at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square, Tuyen Quang city, Tuyen Quang province, including performances of intangible cultural heritage from Vietnam and other countries. UNESCO recognized, including Don ca tai tu, Bai choi art, Hue royal court music, Gong cultural space, Bac Ninh quan ho folk songs, Then singing, Vietnamese traditional music, and expected to add 2 more Cultural heritage of other countries such as Korea, Japan...
Thanh Tuyen Festival 2024, with the theme "Sparkling colors of Thanh Tuyen festival night", on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of operation, is expected to become the largest and most unique Mid-Autumn Festival in the country.
Highlights will be hundreds of giant, shimmering models of Mid-Autumn Festival lights, simulating images from fairy tales, legends and the history of the nation's revolutionary struggle. Light models are paraded on the streets of Tuyen Quang City from mid-July to the end of the full moon of the 8th lunar month.
Thanh Tuyen Festival has been awarded Guinness Vietnam awards three times by the National Record Council for "The Mid-Autumn Festival night has the largest number of light models in Vietnam", "The largest Mid-Autumn Festival tray in Vietnam" and "The Mid-Autumn Festival has the largest number of light models in Vietnam", "The largest Mid-Autumn Festival tray in Vietnam" and " The largest pair of military lanterns in Vietnam".
In 2024, the festival continues to implement the Innovation Project for the period 2023-2025, with the goal of developing Thanh Tuyen Festival into a national and international tourism product.
According to plan, the Thanh Tuyen Festival Night program will take place at 8:10 p.m. on September 14 at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square, broadcast live on VTV1 channel of Vietnam Television.
