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This year, the event falls on April 29. Pictured is the Party and State delegation led by State President Vo Van Thuong (third from left). Vietnamese people, no matter where they live, flock to Nghia Linh Mountain in Viet Tri city of Phu Tho province where Hung Kings Temples are situated, to pay homage to the ancestors. Legend has it that thousands of years ago Lac Long Quan married Au Co who later gave birth to a pouch filled with one hundred eggs, which soon hatched into one hundred beautiful children. The children were taught how to cultivate their lands and live nobly. But soon after, Lac Long Quan and Au Co started to grow unhappy. Lạc Long Quân always found his heart longing for the coasts while Au Co constantly yearned for the highlands. Lac Long Quan took 50 children to the coast and divided the areas for them to govern, while Au Co who took 50 others to the highlands, teaching them to breed animals and practice farming. The...

Students from Quoc Hoc High School participate in a performance staged by The Wall band. According to archeographer Tran Ly Ly, music and dance are used to tell a story honouring skillful hands of artisans. Bobby Kim, an artist of the Republic of Korea, performs at the ceremony. Hue, the last capital of the Vietnamese feudalism (the Nguyen Dynasty), still preserves almost the original tangible and intangible cultural heritages, including traditional craft villages. Many craft villages were established to serve the royal court and the daily life of local people at that time. Despite ups and downs, hundreds of craft villages have been preserved for hundreds of years, showing the strong vitality and gratitude to the ancestors of the ancient capital. Hue’s craft villages are divided into six main groups producing tools, interior decorations, garment, building materials, food, and jewelries. The preservation of traditio...