CO LOA
TRADITION AND REVOLUTION
Located in Đông Anh Commune, Hà Nội, the land of Cổ Loa holds a strategic position in Vietnam’s historical development. For many times, Cổ Loa has been chosen as the Imperial capital of Vietnam (the An Duong Vuong period - 3rd century BC, the Late Lý Nam Đế period - 6th century and the Ngô Quyền period - 10th century). It was also the settlement area of the ancient Vietnamese people since the early ages, eventually developing into an ancient state. Not only did Cổ Loa mark a turning point in the nation - building process, but it also served as a material and spiritual stronghold during the struggles against Northern domination - as well as the two great national resistance wars against French colonialists and American imperialists.
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CO LOA
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL REMAINS
Cổ Loa is an ancient land with a long-lasting history and continuous development from the Pre-protohistoric to Historic periods. Cổ Loa was chosen many times as the capital of Vietnam (An Dương king period - 3rd century BC, the Late Lý Nam Đế period 6th century and the Ngô Quyền period 10th century).
This area is famous for the Có Loa Citadel built by King An Duong in the early years of Au Lac State in the 3rd century BC. Functioning as a military citadel, animperial capital and a city, Có Loa became the leading political, military and economic center of the country since the national founding. Beside the famous ancient citadel, there are spaces with the cultural identity of the Northern Delta region due to the religious and belief architectural works, the village roads, the alleys, the customs, the festivals, etc, which are interwoven to create a Cổ Loa site are with a rich history - culture and numerous types of relics in Vietnam.
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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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