Exhibition highlights Bac Ninh’s Quan Ho folk music

An exhibition themed "Bac Ninh's Quan Ho love duet singing - Quintessence and Identity" opened on November 13, as part of activities to mark the 15th anniversary of Quan Ho folk songs being recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
The delegates visit the exhibition space.
The delegates visit the exhibition space.

Organised by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh, the exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to visit and learn about many valuable documents and materials on Bac Ninh's Quan Ho love duet singing.

The exhibition showcases over 150 publications, books, newspapers, and magazines on Quan Ho love duet singing, including projects, research works on Quan Ho love duet singing, and 4,000 documents arranged in art book models.

Delegates cutting ribbon to open the exhibition space.

Delegates cutting ribbon to open the exhibition space.

Notably, the exhibition room also introduces portraits of 154 Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk artists, including film, photo, and disc documents on Quan Ho cultural activities, Quan Ho folk artists, the Bac Ninh Festival and the “Ve mien Quan Ho” (Coming to the Quan ho region) programme over the years.

At the same time, the event is expected to help promote and introduce the typical cultural values ​​and vitality of Bac Ninh’s Quan Ho love duet singing and encourage and motivate the community of Quan Ho villages, artists, managers, and researchers of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs, continuing to contribute to the work of preserving and promoting the value of the intangible cultural heritage of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs.

On September 30, 2009, Bac Ninh Quan Ho love duet singing was recognised by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

On September 30, 2009, Bac Ninh Quan Ho love duet singing was recognised by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Also, within the framework of the event, a discussion on "The issue of preserving and promoting the value of Bac Ninh Quan Ho love duet singing in community life" took place.

During the discussion, cultural managers, researchers, and Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song artisans exchanged, discussed, and evaluated the results after 15 years of efforts and determination by the Party Committee and people of Bac Ninh Province to preserve and promote the value of Bac Ninh's Quan Ho love duet singing in contemporary life.

Artisans performing Quan Ho love duet singing in the exhibition space.

Artisans performing Quan Ho love duet singing in the exhibition space.

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