Buddhism festival recognised as National Intangible Heritage
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised the annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival in the central city of Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Son district as National Intangible Heritage.
A visitor prays at a pagoda in Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) in Da Nang. The annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival was regconised as the National Intangible Heritage by the ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hasrecognised the annual Quan The Am (AvalokitesvaraBodhisattva) Festival in the central city of Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Sondistrict as National Intangible Heritage.
The city’s Department of Sports and Culture said the main festival, which fallson the 19th day of the second lunar month, features the procession of an imageof Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and a prayer for a year of peace, prosperity andhappiness for the nation, drawing at least 10,000 attendees.
The festival is often held at the Quan The Am Pagoda at the foot ofthe Kim Son Mountain – the largest of the Ngu Hanh Son(Marble Mountains) in Da Nang.
The stone sculptures art of the 400-year-old Non Nuoc stone village inthe Marble Mountains was also recognised as National IntangibleHeritage in 2014.
The Marble Mountains landscape site was named a National Special Relic in 2018.
Da Nang has six National Intangible Heritages including Tuong Xu Quang (Quang Nam’s classicdrama), the Le hoi Cau Ngu (WhaleWorshipping festival), the traditional fish sauce trade of Nam Ô Village, theNon Nuoc stone sculptures art, the art of BaiChoi (a half-game and half-theatre performance) and Quan The AmFestival.
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A visitor prays at a pagoda in Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) in Da Nang. The annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival was regconised as the National Intangible Heritage by the ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (Photo: VNA) 
