Heading towards Hung King Temple Festival

The Hung King's Temple is located on the Nghia Linh Mountain, Hy Cuong commune, Phong Chau district, Phu Tho province, 85 kilometers northwest of Hanoi.
Every year, a national festival called Hung King's Temple Festival is held to worship the Hung Kings, who were instrumental in the founding of the nation.
This year, the festival will be taken place from April 7-12 (5-10th days of the 3rd lunar month).
The event will attract the participation of some provinces including Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, Nam Dinh, Quang Ngai and Dong Thap.
The Hung King Festival in 2011 includes two parts: ceremonial activities and festive activities. The ceremonial activities will be held over three days (5, 6 and 10th of the 3rd lunar month).
The main ceremony will be organized on a national level at 7am on April 12 (10th day of the 3rd lunar month) including incense-offering ceremonies to Au Co-Lac Long Quan, the ancestors of the Vietnamese and Hung Kings.
This year, the province invested VND400 billion to improve infrastructure around the temple, such as the lake before the Lac Long Quan Temple, the yard where the important ceremony is held, and the road connecting the main yard with Road 32C and the parking lot.
In addition, Phu Tho Province will also hold a seminar on worshipping the Hung Kings, with the participation of about 40 Vietnamese and foreign scientists.
The seminar is aimed at completing a submission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proposing the recognition of the Hung King Festival as a world intangible cultural heritage.
Compiled by Thanh Pham (TITC)