Exactly 10 years ago (from April 24 – 29, 2014), the first national Don Ca Tai Tu Festival (ĐCTT) – Bac Lieu 2014 (referred to as the Festival) with a series of activities honoring a heritage The representative intangible culture of humanity that has just been recognized by UNESCO has left many beautiful impressions.
As one of the 21 provinces and cities with the art of Da Nang, for the first time, Bac Lieu has sublimated the unique values of heritage.
The opening art program of the first National Don Ca Tai Tu Festival – Bac Lieu 2014.
The complete space of DCTT
At that time, despite his old age and weak health, in a wheelchair supported by relatives, the late Professor-Dr. Tran Van Khe (a person with a lot of enthusiasm for ethnic music in general, including the art of DCP) was present at many activities within the framework of the Festival. Wherever he is present, there are responsible and enthusiastic statements about the Communist Party of Vietnam! Witness the activities taking place, look deeply into cultural works and how Bac Lieu honors the late President and Professor. Tran Van Khe commented: “In my personal opinion, the festival was an impressive success, for the first time in my life I was able to live in the full space of DCTT. Sitting anywhere in Bac Lieu at that time, I could hear the sounds and see the colors of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The cultural soul of the nation covers every corner of the city. Bac Lieu creates a beautiful image in the eyes of the audience.”
Having that cultural soul, because “Bac Lieu is deeply aware that: Southern cultural identity is the driving force for the South to develop, and the art of the Central Highlands is a very important factor contributing to the formation of that cultural identity.” that culture. The Festival is intended to contribute to deepening the potential, advantages and strength of the South, and is a forum to broadcast the message: “We must preserve and promote those eternal values”, as affirmed by the community. Vo Van Dung – Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council, Co-Head of the Festival Steering Committee at that time (now Standing Deputy Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee) in his speech at the opening of the Festival.
A complete space of DCTT, because it is the convergence and meeting place of more than 400 artisans and amateurs from the South, along with over 300,000 participating delegates and tourists; A scientific conference on DCTT also suggested the orientation of preserving and promoting the value of heritage on this occasion, works that spread the beauty and value, and the cultural depth of Bac Lieu were also formed and became increasingly popular. attracting more and more attention from tourists such as: Hung Vuong Square, the stylized pliers symbol, Cao Van Lau Theater…
The Don Ca Tai Tu team of Bac Lieu province performed at Don Ca Tai Tu music spaces in 21 Southern provinces and cities. Photo: HT
Paving the way for development
Looking back 10 years, the Festival’s achievements are still writing the present and future story – the story of preserving and promoting cultural roots on the journey of developing the homeland. Looking at it on a large scale, the Festival is the first large-scale activity to respond to the National Action Program on preserving and promoting the art of Da Nang, a practical action to preserve and promote the value of folk cultural heritage. clan. This has always been identified as a key task in the country’s Cultural Development Strategy, contributing to preserving the character, soul and spirit of Vietnam – an indispensable factor in the cause of building and protecting the land. water.
Bac Lieu always strives to preserve and promote the value of DCP. The Provincial People’s Committee has issued a Project to preserve and promote the value of intangible cultural heritage of the arts of the Southern Region in Bac Lieu province for the period 2014 – 2020, then continue the Project to preserve and promote The value of intangible cultural heritage of the art of the Southern Highlands in Bac Lieu province in the period of 2021 – 2025. Building the Southern Highlands into a unique tourism product also continues to be promoted…
The Festival is an important premise for Bac Lieu to implement its development orientation, and is an opportunity for domestic and foreign friends to have a deeper look and open their arms wider – as tourists, partners, and friends. – to accompany the development of this “Da Co Hoai Lang” land.
In an investment promotion conference organized by Bac Lieu, Associate Professor-Dr. Tran Dinh Thien (Vietnam Institute of Economics), after analyzing the potential and strengths of shrimp, rice, wind power… did not forget to mention the journey of preserving and promoting the value of a cultural heritage. Intangible transformation in this place: “In the past 10 years, Bac Lieu has also made successful efforts to turn the specialty “song co” into a cultural heritage of mankind – an invaluable asset. This will certainly be a great development resource for the province, the region and the whole country in the future of increasingly open integration.” This expert believes that it is “capital” to enter a new stage of development of Bac Lieu.
Looking back 10 years, the story of a Festival that enriches and beautifies the country’s cultural identity still leaves beautiful echoes! From the Festival, people know and understand more about a green – clean – beautiful, civilized Bac Lieu with reasonable planning, with cultural works with highly aesthetic architecture to fully exploit its advantages. is the homeland of “Da Co Hoai Lang” and Vong Co, ĐCTT, as well as other outstanding arts for tourism development; Bac Lieu has large economic projects that create motivation for sustainable development…
That story has been and will continue to open up an optimistic direction for the current and future development journey.
CAM THUY
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