Ngoa Van Spring Festival 2026 opens at Yen Tu UNESCO World Heritage site in Quang Ninh
The Ngoa Van Spring Festival 2026 runs throughout the three spring months, featuring a range of cultural and sporting activities, folk games, folk singing and instrumental performances, and experiential programmes associated with the Truc Lam Zen space.
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| Ngoa Van Pagoda. (Photo: Giac Ngo) |
On February 25 (the ninth day of the first lunar month), at Ngoa Van Pagoda in An Sinh Ward, the Ha Long Bay - Yen Tu World Heritage Management Board, in coordination with the Quang Ninh Provincial Chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Ngoa Van - Yen Tu Cultural Tourism Joint Stock Company, co-organized the opening ceremony of the Ngoa Van Spring Festival 2026.
The ceremony was conducted in a solemn and respectful atmosphere, featuring traditional rituals such as a ceremonial procession, Buddhist chanting for national peace and prosperity, incense offerings in commemoration of King-Buddha Tran Nhan Tong, drum beating and bell ringing to mark the festival’s opening, along with an artistic programme reflecting national cultural identity.
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| Ngoa Van is regarded as the sacred cradle of the Truc Lam Zen sect, where King-Buddha Tran Nhan Tong practised buddhism in the final years of his life and attained Nirvana in 1308. (Photo: Giac Ngo) |
Ngoa Van is regarded as the sacred cradle of the Truc Lam Zen sect, where King-Buddha Tran Nhan Tong practised buddhism in the final years of his life and attained Nirvana in 1308. It is a particularly spiritual site within the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac Complex of Monuments and Landscapes, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage site. The presence of Ngoa Van contributes to the integrity of the Truc Lam cultural and spiritual space, providing vivid testimony to ideological, historical and religious values of global significance.
(Source: quangninh.gov.vn)
