The highlight of the festival is a performance of Then singing, a special ritual practice of the ethnic minority groups and Tinh musical instrument with the attendance of 1,000 people.
Around 1,000 people, including artists, students, and locals have spent over one month preparing for the performance.
The annual festival aims to introduce and promote the scenery, culture, and people of Cao Bang, as well as showcasing the Ban Gioc Waterfall to both domestic and international visitors.
The Tay and Nung ethnic people join in the largest performance of Then singing.
The performance is held alongside Ban Gioc Waterfall, with the site being located within the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark and recognised as a global geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council in 2018.
The Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings) announces that the function set a record for being the largest Then singing performance and Tinh musical instrument performance in the nation.
Then singing is an essential ritual practice in the spiritual life of the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic minority groups who reside in the north of the country.
In 2019, UNESCO recognised the singing of Then by the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic communities as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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