Many new features in the Con Son - Kiep Bac Spring Festival in 2024

Concluding the content of the organization of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Spring Festival in 2024, comrade Nguyen Minh Hung, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that the festival will have many new points. That is, the opening ceremony will announce the Prime Minister's decision to recognize the "Three Buddha Statues of Con Son Pagoda" as a national treasure. The 690th anniversary of the death of the Third Patriarch of the Truc Lam Zen Sect, Venerable Huyen Quang, will be larger because it is an even year. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will coordinate to research and advise on the content of the memorial ceremony to ensure order, strictness, and appropriate festival parts.

The second new point is that this year's festival will organize a Cultural, culinary, tourism and trade promotion week with many attractive activities such as: culinary performances by top Vietnamese chefs; Hai Duong's colorful Ao Dai performance; folk games... The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee suggested that it is necessary to carefully study the layout, content, and colors of the identity; this event must show the cultural and culinary highlights of Hai Duong; bring Hai Duong's unique cuisine to perform; research some areas for visitors to experience the preparation of unique cuisine of Hai Duong and Vietnam...

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the 2024 Spring Festival will host the "Heritage Connection Journey" Cross-country Race for the first time. This will be the largest-scale, longest-distance cross-country race held in Hai Duong. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is studying to expand the space and running distance to widely promote the image of Hai Duong; the organization needs to be specific, ensuring safety; diversifying forms of propaganda; mobilizing the masses to participate in the race to create a strong effect.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested relevant units and sub-committees to proactively develop specific and detailed plans; clearly assign people and tasks. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism should study and advise on live broadcasting of some important ceremonies and events...

Concluding the summary of the organization of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Festival in 2023, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that the scale of the 2023 festival is larger, the space is wider, there are more events, but the activities in the festival have a smooth and scientific coordination between the sub-committees, members of the Organizing Committee and local authorities, creating a close connection in the overall activities. The festival was organized safely, solemnly, attractively, ensuring traditional rituals, affirming the stature, scale and widespread influence, attracting the attention and appreciation of the Central and local media agencies and tourists from all over the world, actively contributing to the propaganda and promotion of the historical and cultural values ​​of the Con Son - Kiep Bac special national relic site in the process of coordinating with the two provinces of Quang Ninh and Bac Giang to build a scientific dossier of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac relic and landscape complex to submit to UNESCO for recognition as a world heritage site.

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee commended 6 collectives and 12 individuals with achievements in organizing the Con Son - Kiep Bac Spring and Autumn Festival in 2023.