Long Khanh Temple Festival 2026 held in festive spirit
Phuc Khanh Commune held the 2026 Long Khanh Temple Festival on the morning of August 22, corresponding to the 10th day of the seventh lunar month in the Binh Ngo year.
Large numbers of delegates, residents and visitors attended the Long Khanh Temple Festival.
During the ceremonial programme, delegates, residents and visitors enjoyed distinctive arts performances and heard a review of the temple's history, development and significance in the cultural and spiritual life of local people.
Long Khanh Temple in Long Khanh Village, Phuc Khanh Commune, Lao Cai Province, is dedicated to the local tutelary deity and district chief Tang Han Bao, who led residents in resistance against the Black Flag forces around the mid-19th century and helped protect the peace of the local community.
The temple was recognized as a provincial historical-cultural relic in 2018. Restoration work began in late 2018 and was completed in 2020.
Residents from local villages presented arts performances rich in ethnic cultural identity at the festival.
Long Khanh Temple has since become a place for patriotic traditional education, a venue for cultural and spiritual activities, and a pilgrimage destination for visitors from near and far.
The Long Khanh Temple Festival is held annually on the 10th day of the seventh lunar month.
A representative of the Organizing Committee delivered the opening remarks at the 2026 Long Khanh Temple Festival.
The annual festival commemorates the contributions of district chief Tang Han Bao and earlier generations; helps educate people about patriotic traditions and inspire national pride; strengthens great national unity; meets residents' cultural and spiritual needs; and promotes the image of Phuc Khanh to visitors.
The festival drum was sounded to open the event.
A palanquin procession carried offerings into the inner sanctuary of Long Khanh Temple.
Delegates and residents offered incense in the temple's inner sanctuary.
After the opening drumbeat, delegates, residents and visitors joined the palanquin procession and offered incense in the inner sanctuary in a solemn, reverent atmosphere. They also toured stalls displaying specialties from villages and organizations across the commune and took part in folk games.
Stalls displayed specialties produced by local residents.
As part of the 2026 festival, a wide range of cultural, arts and sporting activities had been under way at the temple grounds since August 20, including men's volleyball, athletics, tug of war, product displays and food showcases, drawing broad participation from ethnic communities in villages throughout the commune.
The 2026 event marked the fourth Long Khanh Temple Festival since the relic was restored. Each year, the festival has become more organized and larger in scale, with an increasingly diverse range of cultural activities, sports and folk games. It has become a highlight of local cultural life and is gradually affirming its place as one of the region's representative traditional festivals.
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