CO LOA IMPERIAL CITADEL
FROM LEGEND TO REALITY
In 208 BC, after the resistance war against the Qin army was victorious, Thục Phán united the tribes, ascended the throne, took the title An Dương Vương (King An Dương), and named the country Âu Lạc. He ordered to build Cổ Loa Citadel (at Đông Anh, Hà Nội now), a cultural and military masterpiece that was one of the most extraordinary in the ancient Vietnamese civilization.
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CO LOA FESTIVAL
NATIONAL INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
The Cổ Loa festival is open on January 6 with the area of the Inner citadel as the central space. Its owners are the local community of 8 villages, who all worship King An Dương at Bát xã Loa Thành (Eight villages of the Cổ Loa Citadel).
The Cổ Loa Festival is typical in the plain region of Northern Việt Nam with a solemn, respectful and sacred ritual and procession of palanquins; performances, folk games which are artistically vivid; traditional cuisine of the ancient capital land. The Cổ Loa Festival has always included new cultural features created by the local residents, and at the same time maintained its nice and traditional core values for the future generations who will also be creative and enjoy their culture.
On February 3, 2021, the Cổ Loa festival was registered as an intangible cultural heritage in the National List in the Decision No. 603/QD-BVHTTDL of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
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