Phu The Cake - a famous specialty of Bac Ninh

When mentioning the province of Bac Ninh, it can not be ignored Phu The Cake – one of the traditional cake of Vietnam. This conjugal cake is the specialty of Dinh Bang Village, Bac Ninh Province. It symbolizes the faithful of husband and wife.  Perhaps that is the reason why this cake has the special name “Phu The” (in Chinese-Vietnamese language, “phu” means husband and “the” means wife). Nowadays, Phu The cakes are still an essential part of a wedding banquet, or the gift packages that the groom's family send over to the bride's.

With the aim of serving the best conjugal cakes for tourists (especially foreign tourists), the makers have to prepare and select the ingredients carefully as well as pay much attention in cooking process. Out of Dinh Bang Village, “Phu The” cake is now famous everywhere. Tourists traveling to Bac Ninh can not forget to buy some cakes as the small gifts for relatives, friends and neighbors.

"Quan Ho" - a traditional folk art performance of Vietnam

Bac Ninh is well-known as the country of “Quan Ho”. If staying in Bac Ninh, tourist do not want to miss a chance enjoying sweet and smooth “Quan Ho” songs. Actually, “Quan Ho” singing is now often performed in spring, festivals, tourism activities, even at restaurants … Therefore, it is not difficult for you to enjoy some “Quan Ho” songs. If you are to busy to listen to “Quan Ho” live, never mind because you can buy some CD or VCD of “Quan Ho” then enjoying whenever you like. Out of the villages, “Quan Ho” has become famous to every listener from all over the world. Together with Hue Royal Defined Music, Gong-Chieng cultural space and Vietnamese “Ca Tru”, “Quan Ho” has recently been recognized as one of the intangible world heritages by UNESCO on 30th September 2009. This is the pride of Vietnamese people in general and Bac Ninh people in particular.