The Da Nang Cultural Heritage Festival 2023 officially kicked off on Saturday at the Museum of Da Nang.

The Da Nang Cultural Heritage Festival 2023 was officially opened on Saturday at the Museum of Da Nang, 24 Tran Phu

Lasting until November 19, the festival features many exciting activities, attracting a large number of people, students, and school pupils citywide.

As part of a series of cultural activities and festivals along both banks of the Han River, the event, hosted by the Museum of Da Nang every November, aims to mark the 23^rd Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).

Themed "Return to Da Nang's marine heritage area", the festival aims to promote and honour the city's marine cultural heritage values, thereby contributing to enhancing community responsibility in preserving cultural heritage as well as protecting the marine environment today.

Mr. Huynh Dinh Quoc Thien, Director of Da Nang Museum speaking at the ceremony

Festival-goers have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the cultural space with attractive activities, meeting the needs of multi-sensory enjoyment and learning about coastal culture such as the "Stories about Sea Village" exhibition, the sketch painting exhibition entitled “Memories of Temporary Housing (locally called Nha Cho) on the Han River”, the Da Thanh antique market, talk show "Listening to the history of coastal villages", workshop "fish & fish sauce", and marine culinary culture space.

Also, they can experience weaving fishing gear, and participate in fascinating singing and dancing activities.

Mr. Huynh Dinh Quoc Thien, the Director of the Museum of Da Nang, said that the two-day festival aimed to promote and honour the city's marine cultural heritage values; as well as enhance exchanges and connections between units, organisations and individuals in the field of cultural heritage as well as in coastal communities. This will contribute to enhancing community responsibility in preserving cultural heritage and protecting the marine environment.

Representatives of local departments, branches and people at the opening ceremony of the festival

The Folk Singing Festival has the participation of 6 competition teams from the Center for Culture, Information and Sports of local districts. People and tourists enjoy folk songs that resonate with the culture of coastal and river areas.

The contest is an opportunity to discover, nurture and replicate the nucleus of mass cultural and artistic movements; as well as improve cultural life among people of all walks of life.

Visitors at the photo exhibition "Stories about Sea Village"

The photo exhibition features nearly 30 photos, helping the public understand more about the coastal villages of Da Nang with traditional fishing and seafood processing as well as the characteristics of cultural and religious life of villagers.

Reporting by BAO LAM - Translating by M.DUNG