47 artisans of intangible cultural heritage in Bac Ninh honoured in a ceremony held on February 25 (Photo: VNA)
BacNinh (VNA) –🐻 A ceremony to honour 47 intangible cultural heritage artisanswas held in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 25.
Theartisans honoured this time came from six traditional arts including quan ho(love duet singing), ca tru (ceremonial singing), tuong (classical drama),trong quan singing (a response folk singing between male and female groups),water puppetry and cheo (traditional opera).
Speakingat the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Bac Ninh People’s Committee Nguyen VanPhong said the province is home to three intangible cultural heritagesrecognised by UNESCO, including the folk game of tug of war (in Huu Chapvillage, Hoa Long commune, Bac Ninh city), quan ho and ca tru.
⛦ He described the artisans as living treasures who have a significant role incultural heritage preservation.
Asmany as 41 local artisans were honoured in the first ceremony held in 2010,Phong added. Thesame day, the province also organised a quan ho singing contest, which drew theparticipation of more than 300 artists from all localities of the province, togetherwith a competition on ornamental plants and a spring newspaper festival. – VNA.
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47 artisans of intangible cultural heritage in Bac Ninh honoured in a ceremony held on February 25 (Photo: VNA) 
