Thánh Gióng’s Statue at Phù Đổng Temple, Phù Đổng Commune, Gia Lâm District Photographer Nguyễn Trung Bình, 2009. © Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies.

Thánh Gióng’s horse at the enacted battle at Gióng Festival, Phù Đổng Commune, Gia Lâm District.\nPhotographer Xuân Át, 2005. © Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies

4. Cord and ironwood stake at tug-of-war ground & The rattan cord will be tugged back and forth through a ironwood stake' s hole. Rattan cord used in Hương Canh tug-of-war festival must be at least 45m in length and has a diameter of 3-4cm

9. Tug-of-war of Giáy ethnic minorities in Lào Cai province at Xuống đồng (starting a new crop festival)

Thượng Temple on Sóc Mountain, Vệ Linh Hamlet, Phu Linh Commune, Sóc Sơn District. Photographer Lê Thị Hoài Phương, 2002. © Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies

Water procession at Gióng Festival, Phù Đổng commune, Gia Lâm District.\nPhotograhper Nguyễn Trường Giang, 2001. © Viet Nam Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology

The Inventory Meeting of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Gióng Festival, Sóc Temple, Phù Linh Commune, Sóc Sơn District.\nPhotograhper Nguyễn Thu Hường, 2009. © Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies

2. Tug -of-war of the Việt people in Hữu Chấp village, Bắc Ninh Province: In preparing for the tug-of-war festival, the village chose wealthy young men and “unstained” families and divided them into two team: East and West

7. Tugging the cord back (in Hương Canh festival , the Việt people in Hương Canh village, Vĩnh Phúc Province)

10. Tug-of-war of Tay people at Lồng Tồng (starting a new crop) festival in Lào Cai province

One enemy general at Gióng Festival, Phù Đổng Temple, Phù Đổng Commune, Gia Lâm District. Photographer Nguyễn Trường Giang, 2001. © Viet Nam Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology

Discussion for the safeguarding and promoting of intangible cultural heritage: Gióng Festival, Phù Đổng Commune, Gia Lâm District. Photographer Bùi Quang Thanh, 2009. © Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies