Honouring 11 artisans at Bac Giang Quan ho folk singing festival

The festival, taking place from March 23rd to 26th, honours folk singing heritage. It draw the participation of more than 600 singers from 57 villages and quarters in Viet Yen district, the northern province of Bac Giang. 19 Quan ho villages in Viet Yen district have been entered on the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The district is also the locality with the most Quan ho villages in Kinh Bac region.

Quan ho Bac Ninh is a folk singing style of the Red River Delta, concentrated mainly in Kinh Bac region (provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang). This is a kind of art including music, lyrics, costumes and festivals. Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs show a close-knit relation between male singers (lien anh) and female singers (lien chi), and are a typical cultural feature of Kinh Bac region’s people./.