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228th anniversary of Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da victory

by VTV402 February 2017 Last updated at 15:40 PM

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228th anniversary of Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da victory
VTV.vn - Annually, the Đống Đa Festival is held on the fifth day of the first lunar month to commemorate Quang Trung Emperor and the Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa Victory against the Chinese Qing army 228 years ago.

This year, the festival was attended by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and other major state leaders.

The festival started with an incense offering ritual, followed by a drum performance and a play reenactment of the day Quang Trung Emperor led his soldiers to defeat 290,000 Qing warriors from China. The festival also features folk art performances, folk games, and martial arts exhibitions. For years, the Đống Đa Festival has become a venue for Hanoian people / to relive their patriotism in the age of the Quang Trung Emperor.

Also the same day, thousands of people have visited the Quang Trung Museum in the southern province of Binh Dinh to attend the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da Ceremony. The museum is hosting various activities including drum dances, bai choi traditional singing, traditional martial arts and folk games.