One of the famous traditional festivals of Bac Ninh cannot fail to mention Lim Hoi. The Lim Association in Bac Ninh shows the typical beliefs of Kinh Bac. On each occasion, the festival brings a lot of excitement and excitement with extremely rich folk art activities. Let’s find out more details about the festival in the article below.
General information about the traditional Bac Ninh Lim Association
Lim festival is considered a festival originating from the legend between Truong Chi and My Nuong. Throughout the cultural space, there will be interesting folk games and cultural and artistic exchanges. One of the specialties of the festival is the custom of singing Quan Ho with a strong cultural identity. Perhaps that is why, those who love to learn about Vietnamese culture, should not miss this unique stop.
In which, for the people of the North, the Lim Association in Bac Ninh has great cultural and spiritual significance and at the same time expresses gratitude to the previous generation. The festival helps to preserve and transmit the cultural and unique values of the Quan Ho village in Bac Ninh. The festival is held every year to worship the “father” who founded the custom of singing Quan Ho in Bac Ninh, Hieu Trung Hau.
Overview of the vibrant festival at Hoi Lim
What time of year does Lim Festival take place?
Usually, the festival is held from January 12 to January 14 of the lunar calendar every year (held for 3 days). The main venue for the Bac Ninh Lim Festival is Lim Hill. Besides, there are 3 towns combined as the venue for the event: Lim town, Noi Due Commune, Lien Bao.
When is the best time to go to Hoi Lim?
As you all know, the annual Lim Festival is held for 3 days (from January 12 to January 14 of the lunar calendar). However, if you are a tourist who wants to visit and learn about typical culture, you should go on the 13th day of the first lunar month. The reason why tourists should go on this day is that this is the main day of the festival and also the time when the festival has the most unique and peak cultural and artistic activities.
Visitors should go on the main festival with many special programs (Photo: collectibles)
Directions for transportation and means of transportation to Bac Ninh Lim Association
If you come from Hanoi or in the northern provinces, moving and traveling are relatively easy. On the contrary, if you are in Saigon, you need to book a flight ticket to Hanoi. Then from Hanoi, choose motorbikes and cars to continue moving to Bac Ninh with a transit distance of only about 30km. Select the means of transportation as follows:
- By bus: The bus from Hanoi to Bac Ninh stops at Lim town. The average bus price is from 60,000 VND – 80,000 VND/time/person.
- Traveling by bus: 10A, 10B, 52A, 54,65,61, 212, 204
- Directions for traveling by motorbike: Moving from the center – Long Bien – Cau Duong – Dinh Bang – Tu Son – go straight 1km and you will meet Hoi Lim right on the roadside. Or you can choose to move in the direction of National Highway 1A to near Bac Ninh, then turn right into Dinh Bang. The Lim festival is held on a hill in Lim town in Tien Son district, just 5km from the center of Bac Ninh city.
The entrance to the festival (Photo: collectibles)
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Interesting experiences when exploring Bac Ninh Lim Association
When you come to Lim Association, you not only have the opportunity to learn about cultural practices, Quan Ho tunes, but also many interesting activities. Which includes:
Participate in unique folk games activities
One of the highlights of the festival is the folk games that attract visitors to participate and experience. Some popular games of the association such as fighter, wrestling, rice cooking contest, fairy swing, weaving contest, martial arts… Each game brings participants to many different surprises.
Wrestling game at Lim festival (Photo: collectibles)
Singing contest
And of course, a singing festival will be an indispensable activity during the festival. In it, people will sing together and invite betel nut. Familiar folk songs such as the flute crossing the river, the spider spreading the mosquito net were performed during the competition. The process of singing competition will take place in many forms such as singing on the boat, singing Quan Ho. The brothers and sisters immediately sang to each other the songs imbued with the local culture. Each village will be organized and set up as a camp in the yard.
Singing competition against them on the boat at Lim festival (Photo: collectibles)
Visiting the unique historical sites of Kinh Bac
Besides entertainment activities, Quan ho singing contest, Lim Festival Bac Ninh also has many activities combined with visiting historical sites. Which, one of the prominent places tourists should visit such as But Thap Pagoda , Do Temple, Phat Tich Pagoda , Do Temple, Ba Chua Kho Temple, Dong Ho painting village, Phu Lang pottery village, Luy Lau ancient citadel …
Ba Chua Kho Temple in Bac Ninh (Photo: collection)
Enjoy delicious specialties at Hoi Lim
Stopping while exploring the special activities at Lim Hoi, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the culinary culture of the countryside of Kinh Bac. Some of the specialties are Dap Cau burnt liver noodle soup, Tu Son buffalo jerky, Tich Nghi fish porridge, and wife cake. Some restaurants in Bac Ninh town or city also serve specialties so that visitors can actively experience the unique cuisine here.
Buffalo jerky – a specialty of Tu Son, Bac Ninh (Photo: collectibles)
At Lim Hoi Bac Ninh, there are many delicious specialties that visitors can buy as gifts. In which, there are some famous specialties as gifts such as: Banh Xeo, famous delicious Dinh Bang wife cake, Ninh Xa spring roll, Ho chicken specialty, Cho village cake, Van village wine…
What to note when traveling to discover Lim Hoi in Bac Ninh?
A festival is a place where special spiritual and artistic cultures take place. There are a few things you need to keep in mind if you are attending the festival for the first time:
Visitors participating in the main festival (January 13) will usually be more crowded than other days. Therefore, visitors easily see the crowded and crowded scene. You need to be especially attentive and move in the crowd. Please always pay attention and protect bags and personal property. If the family has small children, they need to pay attention to ensure their safety during the festival.
For the Quan ho singing competition on the river, visitors are not allowed to move near the riverside without the permission of the organizers because it is very dangerous to live.
According to Bac Ninh’s travel experience, do not forget to prepare some snacks and drinks to use during the fun at the festival.
Bac Ninh Lim Festival is considered one of the festivals imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity and soul. If you have the opportunity to visit and attend the festival, it will definitely be an interesting and memorable experience for all visitors. Wishing you all a happy and safe festival.
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