Bac Ninh Province - Culture

Culture

The Quan họ style originated in what is now Bắc Ninh Province and was first recorded in the 13th century, and has traditionally been associated with the spring festivals that follow the celebration of Tết (the Vietnamese New Year).Quan ho is recognised as the Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO in 2009.

The village of Dong Ho (Đông Hồ) in the province of Bắc Ninh is known as a center of production of traditional Vietnamese woodblock prints (tranh Đông Hồ), which are sold all throughout Vietnam in time for the Lunar New Year (Tết) celebrations.

Bút Tháp Temple, Phật Tích Temple,Dau Temple and Ba Chua kho Temple are famous temples of the province.

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