Visiting Dai Duc to join Soong Co yellow season festival

"Soong Co yellow season" festival scheduled to be held on October 27 is expected to leave great impression on tourists.

Tien Yen is well-known for not only the unique taste of food specialities but also the beauty of the rice harvest season in a large area of yellow terraced fields. Paddy harvest in terraced fields in Tien Yen takes place in late September and early October with overwhelmed yellow in the whole region.

The festival of "Soong Co yellow season" is going to be held on October 27 at Dai Duc village, aiming to make a significant contribution to preserving and promoting the cultural beauty and long - lasting value of San Chi minority ethinic people in the mountainous district of Tien Yen. 

Within the framework of the festival, locals and tourists will have an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the rice harvest season in a large area of yellow terraced fields, directly see the rituals for praying for a fertile crop, participate in a variety of sports activities and folk games. 

Soong Co means call-and-response or love duet. It’s been a cultural practice of many generations of the San Chi people, who live mainly in Binh Lieu, Tien Yen, and Ba Che districts of Quang Ninh province.

San Chi people sing Soong Co whenever and wherever they meet each other, on a mountain, in a field, or by a river. They sing without any musical accompaniment, and their voices are carried on the wind. Sometimes one man and one woman sing a call and response, and sometimes groups sing back and forth. The lyrics reflect daily life and work, nature, the nation, and love.