Welcome to Bắc Ninh. This place is well-known for quan họ folk songs and singers in their unique performing costumes. So how did quan họ emerge and how has it developed? Let’s find out! Throughout thousands of years of history, Kinh Bắc has made itself known as the space of several essential national values. Among those treasures, quan họ seems to be the gift that keeps on giving. Quan họ are folk songs of the Northern Delta region, mainly in the Kinh Bắc region (Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giang today). Most theories claim that Vua Bà was the inventor of quan họ, and Viêm Xá village is the birthplace of quan họ folk songs in Bắc Ninh. It is a form of reciprocal singing between men and women to express their feelings and praise love through simple and loving verses. Quan họ is practiced in cultural and social activities of the community, and is preserved and passed on within the community for generations. This art form has become the identity of the locals has been spreading to ultimately become a specific cultural space. Then where is quan họ often performed? Let’s keep going!