Ao Dai performance and setting 3 Vietnamese Guinness records

April 23, 2023 07:13

Within the framework of the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day - Hung Temple Festival 2023, on the evening of April 22, the People's Committee of Viet Tri City (Phu Tho) coordinated with Phuonglly Media Company to organize a performance of the Ao Dai collection and set Vietnamese Guinness records.

The first 3 records in Viet Tri city include: the longest “Non song gam dap” ao dai in Vietnam; Conquering the longest runway in Vietnam and setting a record for the event with the largest number of people wearing ao dai in Vietnam.

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A corner of Van Lang Park, where the event set a Vietnam Guinness record for the event with the largest number of people wearing Ao Dai. Photo: Trung Kien/VNA

The record-breaking Ao Dai "Non song gam pham" with a 178m long skirt, weighing nearly 200kg, was lifted by young people, showing respect for heritage values. The Ao Dai "Non song gam pham" was printed, painted, hand-embroidered and embellished with 410m of taffeta, voile, brocade, silk, attached with millions of sparkling crystal beads, 50m of shiny silk, 380m of stone-studded border wire, 100 rolls of chopstick wool and wool combined with more than 300 large sparkling stones, thousands of brocade lotus petals, hundreds of voile lotus leaves and especially the dedication, effort and hard work of designer Phuong Ho and more than 20 tailors and embroiderers.

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The event opened with a Xoan singing performance by children in impressive traditional costumes that matched the event's atmosphere. Photo: Trung Kien/VNA

The "Non song gam mam" ao dai also depicts the majestic and poetic beauty of the S-shaped strip of Vietnam with images of 30 typical scenic spots, taking Hung Temple Phu Tho as the center to connect and spread the values ​​of Vietnamese national cultural heritage.

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The event attracted 3,739 enthusiastic women of all ages to participate. Photo: Trung Kien/VNA

In addition to the record-breaking “Non song gam pham” ao dai, the designers this time also worked hard to create and present collections on this occasion such as: Linh linh nguon loc; Sac co; Sen gam and Non song gam pham. The collections have a strong contemporary folk character with a delicate combination of lotus motifs; palm leaves along with the luxurious multi-colored world of brocade, silk… All of these create impressive highlights for the traditional costumes of Vietnam and leave many impressions on the viewers.

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Thousands of women from the Ancestral Land were excited to contribute to setting a record. Photo: Trung Kien/VNA

This is also one of the events that contributed to setting a record for conquering the longest performance route in Vietnam (over 500m) and the largest number of people wearing Ao Dai attending a cultural and artistic event in Vietnam with nearly 4,000 people.

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The performance of the Ao Dai collection with the theme "Ao Dai in the street" at this event. Photo: Trung Kien/VNA

Hung Kings Commemoration Day - Hung Temple Festival is an annual festival of the whole nation, an occasion to educate the tradition of patriotism, to arouse the morality of "When drinking water, remember its source" and the strength of national solidarity, to preserve and promote the value of cultural heritage in the homeland. This is also an opportunity to express the unique cultural identity of the homeland, to create attractiveness, attract tourists, and widely promote the potential and strengths of local cultural tourism resources.

According to VNA

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