Nha nhac (‘elegant music’) refers to a specific form of Vietnamese court music adopted into the rituals of the Vietnamese royal court, from the 13th-century Tran dynasty to the 20th-century Nguyen dynasty.
To celebrate the arrival of spring, it‘s Bac Ninh Province tradition to perform quan ho — a type of folk music where groups of female and male singers alternate musical challenges and responses, often focusing on young love and emotions. First recorded in the 13th century, UNESCO designated the art as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009.