According to the People’s Committee of Dong Da district, Hanoi, this year’s festival to celebrate the 234th anniversary of the victory of Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da takes place from 6am to 4pm on January 26 (the 5th of the Lunar New Year) including the ceremony and the festival. Since the liberation of the capital (October 10, 1954), Dong Da mound festival Considered the traditional Dong Da festival, this is a festival held to commemorate the illustrious feat of King Quang Trung, and to remember the merits of heroes and martyrs who have served the people and the country.
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An art performance at the festival celebrating the 231th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da victory (1789-2020). Nhat Nam’s photo |
Unlike in 2022, the festival celebrating the victory of Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da only organizes the ceremony due to the COVID-19 epidemic, this year the festival organizes both the ceremony and the festival. The part of the ceremony includes the incense offering ceremony, the sacrifice of the local sacrifice groups. The procession is from 6-8 hours. After the program of welcoming delegates and performing arts, from 10:30 a.m., the meeting will begin with activities: traditional music, human chess, chess…
Victory Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da, or Ky Dau victory is the name that Vietnamese historians give to the series of battles against foreign invaders of Dai Viet under the Tay Son dynasty, led by King Quang Trung. At that time, the Qing Dynasty took advantage of the chaotic and chaotic situation in our country and sent Ton Si Nghi to lead 29,000 troops to invade. Wherever they go, they ravage, plunder, and bully good people… go there, making people complain.
Upon receiving the news, Bac Binh Vuong Nguyen Hue made a sacrifice to heaven and earth, ascended the throne to take the title of Quang Trung, and immediately went with the Tay Son insurgent army to the North to smash the enemy’s ambition. Choosing Thang Long area as the main target of attack, the king divided his army into five directions, personally commanding the front and advancing together. Between the three pieces, the words resounded, the will was immense: “Fight for long hair / Beat it to blacken its teeth / Beat it to fight against betrayal / Fight for it’s unreturned armor / Fight for the history of Southern England heroic owner”.
On the night of the 30th New Year, the insurgent army crossed the river and lowered the outpost in Gian Khau. On the night of the 3rd day of the Lunar New Year, they occupied the Ha Hoi fortress. At dawn on the 5th of the Lunar New Year, the army attacked Ngoc Hoi with a single point, causing the enemy’s post to be engulfed in smoke and fire; Another arrow was close to Dong Da fort, causing the Qing generals to flee for their lives. Governor-General Ton Si Nghi, at that time at the Tay Long Palace, “did not have time to put the saddle on the horse, and the person could not wear armor, leading the horse to run northward” (Hoang Le Nhat Thong Chi). At noon on the 5th day of the Lunar New Year, Emperor Quang Trung sat on the back of an elephant, leading the army into the Citadel in the joyful welcome of the people of Thang Long, it was true: “A battle of fire dragons and the enemy was destroyed / Abandoned the city and escaped. quickly/Three armies marched in orderly/Hundreds of them crowded the streets to welcome them.”
The victory of Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da affirms the great military art of the Tay Son insurgents, the military leadership of Emperor Quang Trung – Nguyen Hue with quick tactics, in just 5 days, he defeated 29,000 Qing troops, in which the battle of Ngoc Hoi and Dong Da were the graves of death. According to Professor of History Le Van Lan, with this great victory, our nation smashed the invasion dream of the Thanh army and maintained national independence.
According to Vice Chairman of Dong Da District People’s Committee Nguyen Hoang Giap, kicking off the new year with program to celebrate the victory of Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da aims to open and continue the cultural flow from the land of Tay Son martial arts to the thousand years of Thang Long civilization, from heroism to patriotism and the great solidarity of the whole nation.
“After 3 years of having to pause to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, the celebration festival is reopened in these new spring days. Preparations for the event were completed before the Lunar New Year, including a plan to deal with traffic jams during peak hours, parking stops, epidemic prevention and control, and fire and explosion. … All ready for a civilized festival season, continuing the proud tradition of the nation, striving to make the homeland and country more and more beautiful, worthy of great merits, burning aspirations and noble sacrifices of the previous generation”, shared Mr. Nguyen Hoang Giap.