Hung Yen: Trong quan singing named nat'l intangible cultural heritage
Hung Yen: Trong quan singing named national intangible cultural heritage
The northern province of Hung Yen on May 11 received a certificate recognising its local Trong quan singing (a response folk singing between male and female groups) as national intangible cultural heritage.
Trong quan singing at the ceremony to receive the certificate (Source: VNA)
HungYen (VNA) - The northern province ofHung Yen on May 11 received a certificate recognising its local Trong quansinging (a response folk singing between male and female groups) as national intangible cultural heritage.
Trong quan is folk singing from theHong River Delta that dates back to the Tran Dynasty (1225-1400).
The art form involves a spontaneousback and forth repartee singing accompanied by drums. The wittyresponses of singers on various topics and in different voices is a unique feature of this folk art.
The art had close links with dailycommunity activities in the locality. In years gone by, during mid-autumnnights, youngsters gathered at the village's communal house (or at the hamletentrance) and divided themselves into men and women and sang Trong quan.
Researchers described it as atreasure of the culture of the locality, contributing to enriching the nation’scultural values.
Nowadays, many Trong quan singing clubs have been established as part of thelocality’s efforts to preserve the art form. Hung Yen has six Trong quan singers recognisedas meritorious artists.
According to Tran Dang Tuan, Director of the provincial Department of Culture,Sports and Tourism, Hung Yen is implementing a programme to preserve andpromote the Ca tru and Trong quan singing in 2014-2020.
Trong quan singing will be widely performed in upcoming cultural festivals, herevealed.-VNA
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Trong quan singing at the ceremony to receive the certificate (Source: VNA) 
