Quan Lan Village Festival

Time: 18th day of the 6th lunar month
Place: Dinh Wharf in Quan Lan Commune, Van Don District, Quang Ninh Province.

The festival is organized to commemorate the victory against the Mongol invaders in 1288, as well as the feats of Trân Khánh D?, a famous Trân general. They also pray for good “harvest” from the sea.
Quan L?n Communal House Festival is the village-wide celebration for the inhabitants of the island community of Quan L?n: located the central area of the ancient Vân Ð?n Harbour.
The festivities of Quan L?n Communal House are comprised of a traditional rowing competition: villagers are divided into two sides. They establish their particular training grounds on the 13th day of the month in order to prepare themselves. The boats used are ordinary 5 to 6-tonne fishing boats, with lowered sails and dragon-heads carved on the fronts.
The Quan L?n Communal House Festival bears characteristics of traditional village festivals, but is particularly grandiose, expressing the military spirit of the Vietnamese in the struggle against foreign invaders.