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The event was attended by Secretary of the Provncial Party Committee Hoang Dang Quang; Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provncial Party Committee Tran Cong Thuat; Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Huu Hoai; members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee and Provincial Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee; representatives of departments and branches; leader of the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture - Sport and Tourism; the Department of Culture - Sport and Tourism of Quang Tri province together with artists and local people.

Representative of the Department of Cultural Heritage presents certificate of recognition of Ho khoan Le Thuy as national intangible cultural heritage to Le Thuy district

The activity aimed at honouring the values of traditional art forms, contributing to the preservation of the nation’s precious cultures in the spiritual life of the population during the new integration and development period.

At the ceremony, leader of Le Thuy district announced the decision of Ministry of Culture - Sport and Tourism to recognise Ho khoan Le Thuy singing as one of the nation’s priceless heritages.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee grants certificate of merit to collectives and individuals for their excellent achievements in promotion of Ho khoan Le Thuy

Then, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee grants certificate of merit to collectives and individuals for their excellent achievements in promotion of Ho khoan Le Thuy.

In addition to the introduction of “Ho khoan” Le Thuy and the announcement of its recognition, the programme also screened reports on the spiritual life of the local people as they participate in “Ho khoan”.
“Ho khoan” Le Thuy has both popular and professional characteristics, which have existed and been developed over a long period in the lives of local people. The song has become an indispensable cultural and artistic activity of the Le Thuy locals.

“Ho khoan” (meaning to row) Le Thuy is a type of folk singing, born during the labour of local people in the Le Thuy lowland area. This form of singing is dominated by nine main rhythmic elements. The labouring song is characterised both by its antiphonal nature, with alternating groups of female and male singers issuing musical challenges, and responses containing topics of love and sentimentality.

The singing fluctuates across all environments suitable for the role of conveying the minds and spirit of the people in order to entertain and eliminate tiredness during work and to speed up productivity.

Not only to be maintained and promoted among the local community, “Ho khoan” Le Thuy has also been introduced in Le Thuy schools, efficiently preserving the art form.

In recognition of the outstanding values and efforts to preserve and promote “ho khoan” Le Thuy, on May 8th, 2017, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a decision recognising the labouring songs of Le Thuy as a national intangible cultural heritage. This is the first intangible cultural heritage of Quang Binh.

By Nhu Y
(Source: Quang Binh Portal)