Lam Kinh festival 2013 opens

(Cinet)- Lam Kinh festival in northern Thanh Hoa province has kicked off from September 24-26 at the Lam Kinh historical site in Tho Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province with diverse art performances.

According to Thanh Hoa province, this year’s festival, which takes place in Thanh Hoa city and Tho Xuan and Ngoc Lac communes, commemorates the 595th anniversary of the Lam Son uprising (1418-1427), which drove China’s Ming invaders out of the country. The resistance war ended in resounding success and the country regained its independence. The festival also marks the 580th anniversary of the death of national hero King Le Loi (1384 – 1433), the uprising’s leader. It is the festival to commemorate the 595^th anniversary of the Lam Son Uprising; 585 years since King Le Thai To was enthroned; and his 580^th death anniversary.

The festival take place at the imperial temple of the Posterior Le dynasty’s (1427-1789) and the Le Loi monument, as well as several other temples which worship the generals who took part in the Lam Son uprising.

It highlights include folk games characteristic of different regions, including dragon dances, folk songs and dances, gong performances, and “ca tru” (northern ceremonial singing), along with film screenings, cultural village camps and exhibits on the uprising, Le Loi and the Posterior Le reign.

The re-creation of the Lam Son uprising, and of Le Loi’s coronation, as well as a presentation of the Lam Kinh Relic’s architectural and artistic features, will also take place.

The annual festival honours national hero Le Loi, who is also known as Le Thai To, the first king of the Vietnamese Le Dynasty, as well as the heroes and people who joined the Lam Son Uprising against the Chinese Ming invaders to win national independence.

On the occasion, a ceremony to receive the Prime Minister’s certificate recognizing the Lam Kinh historical site as a special national relic will be held at 8pm on September 26.