The opening program with the theme "Spirit of the Roots - Hung Kings' Land" was elaborately staged, harmoniously combining traditional and modern elements. The program content vividly recreates the historical and cultural values of the Hung Kings era, honors the morality of "When drinking water, remember the source", and at the same time spreads the image of the land of Hung Kings, rich in tradition, dynamic development, and integration.
The grand opening performance gathered more than 400 professional and extras in stylized costumes according to the ancient costumes of the ancient Vietnamese people of the Hung Kings era, using typical props such as fans, dragon strings... on 3D graphics, images of the ancient Phu Tho land, combined with images of the new Phu Tho... taking viewers back to history with epic legends about the Ancestral Land.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Huy Ngoc - Vice Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Hung Temple Festival and Culture - Tourism Week of Dat To year Binh Ngo 2026 - affirmed that the Hung Kings Commemoration Festival is not only a major cultural event of Phu Tho province, but also a common festival of the entire Vietnamese nation.
The Opening Program with the theme "Spirit of the Roots - Hung Kings' Land" is a particularly important event, not only aimed at honoring, preserving and promoting the unique historical and cultural values of the nation, but also expressing the morality of "When drinking water, remember the source", expressing gratitude for the merits of ancestors.
Thereby, strongly arousing the spirit of great national unity, fostering pride, self-reliance and aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country.
Phu Tho province, with its geopolitical position as the 15th in terms of area and 11th in terms of population in the country, is the center of the Northern Midlands and Mountains region, belonging to the Capital region, in 2025, the province's growth rate reached 10.52% (4th nationwide); economic scale is nearly 16 billion USD. People's lives and social infrastructure have been clearly improved.
The convergence of 148 communes and wards in Phu Tho province through 18 new linkage clusters will create a colorful cultural picture, a tight link between the new residential community after arranging administrative units.
After the opening drum and report screening "Connecting heritage, unique experiences" was the art program with the theme: "Spirit origins - Hung Kings Land" officially started, including 3 chapters: Chapter I - Spirit origins, Chapter II - To the heritage region, Chapter III - Phu Tho rising up with the country.
After the opening ceremony, for many consecutive days, at the Hung Temple historical relic site and many localities in the province, a series of unique cultural, sports, tourism, and culinary activities of the Hung Temple Festival and the Culture - Tourism Week of the Land of the ancestors in Binh Ngo 2026 will take place.
