In the Den watching cockfighting vietnamnes

Go back to the day of appointment 14/3 lunar festival Den (Ward Dinh Bang, Tu Son Town, Bac Ninh) to be held. The festival lasts for three days from 14-16 to celebrate Lunar King Ly Cong Uan was crowned emperor.

Den also known as the Old French Electrical or Ly Bat De Temple, built in the eleventh century King Ly Cong Uan ground when the ancient coronation. 1010, King returned to this land, stop dragon boat to visit the elders levels, steering the Queen ... Here, Dinh Bang villagers have built a house to welcome King. By 1028, King Ly Cong Uan ice, Ly Thai Tong his father's throne, he had to remodel the old house and chosen to worship the King Father.Currently, the Den is an architectural ensemble of the cult first eight kings of the Ly.

Just how other festivals, the Den has enough game, but the place attracts the most viewers is still cock fighting game. Chickens in the first test of not only local but also those of the other provinces offer exchanges compete. /.

Early bird fibers have attracted so many people to see the performances of the uncle "flexible Statistics"

The pitch was spinning chicken into fairly simple point and the campus

The chickens come home to attend not only locally but also in many other provinces.

The pair split the game, the game forms entirely by chicken owners agree without notice festival organizers.

After the chicken has 2 master agreement, the game starts to take place.

With more than chicken weight, age is usually accepted to be covered by mine opponents or stirred ...

Each round will take place in 15 minutes, then rest 5 minutes

When the game starts it is time to blow the chickens began showing off

What child does not like me, every chick has a separate entrance stone.

There are only interested in hitting the top notes (head, neck) also likes to hit the lower notes (back, 2 side) ...

However, every fighting style are targeting one goal is to defeat the enemy. So injuries are inevitable.

However, after 15 minutes, the "gladiators" will be off 5 minutes to the boss wound care. The little injured, only ginger rub ...

... or to eat ...

... to drink a little.

... or water spray for the province.

As for hitting the opponent with the skin torn from the loss of blood to the stage to play the next game.

Simple sewing tools and sewing box is normally used sewing clothes.

And the competition does not end well. The loss, the sadness brought about chicken ...

... also winner trophies are fun and show off their achievements that care.

The contest has no prize, but an opportunity for those who love birds and love chivalry exchanges, chicken practice learning experience. It is an opportunity for the city to pay the cock talent in voice admired by fans around the stadium surrounded.

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"Chicken City" - Pets are attracted farmers

 

 Ever too, just opening his office is on the run up visits Xiuying "room" scene of the chick. The youngster is born in 1987, spending more than three hours, split three sessions per day to take care of the "little chicken" Serama, from feeding, petting, bathing or for the "children" Campaigning is fun everyday. than a year, one player is Serama chickens "boom" in the pet community play in Ha Thanh. They have established the Serama chickens who prefer Hanoi to share playing experience unique breed originated from Malaysia. "Say" Chicken Wearing a seat sit huddled with cups of coffee, absorbed Xiuying grooming, stroking the Serama chicken shaped weird, walking with my chest straight ahead. "House" of the "little chicken" [the calling of Tu Anh-pv] of about 7m2, located in the alley cafe at 107 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Hanoi. Xiuying told that his current life difficult please leave the "little chicken" tiny Serama. As a regular in the North to the South, each time even a few weeks, he will bag the 40 "you chicken" with the pages of the "I" as food, cages, boxes ... on board. "During the nearly 2,000 km journey, you always have to feed them and heated them. Look they say ships Lu Ru, not eating more often, but all the way back to them had not. In addition to direct care themselves they are not assured given to anyone, "Tu Anh said. Not only "portable" baby chickens along the national investment that works in England also adopted some "me" in it, even in his office at the company he also spent half a square meter to raise chickens. Khoe with Vietnam + ​​collection of the eggs she only half the members marbles, Xiuying cheerfully: "The eggs 'error' of these children are also smaller than the size of her eggs in the world record in the Guinness there.Each layer, you have to keep the whole, private storage as a souvenir. " Being one of the first members of the Serama chickens who love Hanoi, Tu Anh said about a year ago, the number of players Hanoi in less that a dozen people now than 50 persons, each tens of chickens. That's not to mention those who do not join the chicken is incalculable. "This is a game of chicken is considered pretty easy to keep on a small area and is also known as' bird city ',' Tu Anh cheerfully.

 
Xiuying considered Serama chickens care of yourself as an inevitable part of life. (Photo: Quynh Trang / Vietnam +)

Also a member of the Assembly, passion and owns more than a dozen "little bird," Ba Hieu Nguyen (born in 1982, in Nguyen Huu Huan, Hanoi), then starting this hobby because his wife complained that was very more. "Say" chicken that, when working on could not see his wife and children had a bunch of chickens ... eyeball. packed house, but just as many empty place where he kept chickens Hieu do, even in the bedroom. Me chickens, he found all kinds of books related to the care of the newly hatched chick to adulthood, blank puzzle, eggs ... In my experience, 10-20 Hieu said raising chickens per month and more than 1 million of the cost. Anh Vu Anh Diep, 30, in Cau Giay, Vice Chairman of Hanoi chicken club said today, the chicken in Hanoi regular meetings 2 times / month to give experience, put chicken to communicate with each other. When exchanging, playing chicken population by sensory evaluation. The price of a "child" Serama average 7-8 million, "they" won first prize in 2012 beauty chicken is priced players up to 30 million. Particularly, in the case of Hanoi "transfer" of up to 50 million VND / child; Ho Chi Minh City close to 100 million / child. industry "bent" shape chickens Recently, people playing chicken capital scene has contest "Beauty Serama chicken expanded Hanoi 6 / of 2013." In the competition, each "child" must pass about 60 items, divided into 6 major criteria include: type (30 points), character (25 points), tail (15 points), wings (10 points), hairy (10 points), other conditions (10 points). rooster and hens are tested and subject to the same assessment.The judges are the "experts," the head of the club scene in village chickens play. Chickens are dropped into the large cage, about an hour execution time for the "I" seemed beauty. In contest "Beauty Serama chicken expanded Hanoi 6/2013" in addition to scoring from the judges, all birds were discovered each assessment, voted for grading "them" that most impressed. Later that balance the judges then selected a worthy champion. According to the "chicken house learning," to get a candidate to test the chickens, farmers have practiced them for almost a year. With the 'type' ranging chickens should have a diet and exercise regime accordingly. Normally, it takes 9 months to complete the new chick look. As with "chicken children" won first prize in the competition past, Hieu said, bending to shape, the soft young bones, chicken will be added to a closed rectangular box with square bottoms size small. this box to open the lid on for the required light chickens always have to look back to "osteopathy, shaping" the chicken about 4-5 months.

 
Booths specifically for the "bent" shape cock. (Photo: Quynh Trang / Vietnam +)

To show beautiful birds during the construction, they will be trained by "face" with a chicken in a cage, others seemed to stimulate, impress. Every day, the chickens have to test the ability of the "I" to promptly correct and pick out the "I" represents the best talent. Appearance, personality of the "I" remains to complete depending on the conditions, all hand-raising of chickens. The "they" did not attend many of the same award season, next season is to attend all training chickens to a "you" entirely new. feed for Serama chickens should be six grains: millet, rice, black sesame, white sesame seeds, brown rice, bran chicks. Sometimes farmers need to eat more chicken flu medicines, vitamins nutrition supplements help chickens healthy, stimulating dining and more energetic. Serama chickens are raised in sheltered housing and need to keep the heat lamp. In terms of growth, diet chicken grind more kinds of dried shrimp. When birds molt or when young birds are scrambling to add minced quail eggs, fish oil (2 days / staff) stimulates hair growth, smooth coat. Chicken will be forced to balance mode from 3-4 months then press Type."Take care baby chicken, any of 'em' that his illness should stay up all night pumping water, injected chickens, standing restlessness. This is hard but fun, and more fun to see the birds more and more enthusiasts, "Hieu finalized. /.

 
Close-up of a Serama chicken contest "The Beauty of expanded Hanoi Serama chickens tháng 6/2013". (Photo: Quynh Trang / Vietnam +) Award Winner 

"Beauty Serama chicken expanded Hanoi tháng 6/2013". (Photo: Quynh Trang / Vietnam +)

Serama chickens bamboo is smallest and lightest in the world, originated from Malaysia. These are beautiful birds with feathers, especially tiny size makes it possible both in the inner city chicken. Currently, the Serama chicken continues to reduce the weight of this animal with some individuals reaching 185 g roosters and hens at 155 g. breeders breed is played on designs, including designs slender (slim), apple shape (apple), round shape (ball) and dragon designs (dragon). In particular, the shape of the dragon is the most beautiful birds with the lies far behind, above and beyond the breast, wings and legs remain vertical length from short to medium. When the new Vietnam, the price of chicken parents are imported from Malaysia towering more than 20 million / couple, to save costs, people playing chicken propagation. After a few years, the number of birds is estimated to have more than 1,000 children in Hanoi and officially licensed establishment who liked the chicken Serama Hanoi under the management of the Hanoi pet.

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Cockfighting ... Wealth fortune in

Overcoming many other fun contemporary folk, rock chick to improve themselves and rose to become an art not own one. The popularity and bold mass of folk arts allow cock fighting is on all over the country and became a pastime certain position in the Vietnamese culture.

Even the feudal period, fighting cock get their golden position to become extravagant pleasures, favorite of the king, lord. Recognising this fact, the "Spirit Page" wrote: "cockfighting formerly the hobby of kings, or the death of the rich ...".

The flexibility of Statistics "chicken king" Seven Draft.

Unlike economic times to market hectic pace of life, today's massive, ancient, stone chicken into Vietnamese spiritual life as a religious person. The big, cock pleasures held in the holidays, carnivals.And, the most exciting is the Lunar New Year. Starting from December until the end of January from the village, outside the village are playing cockfight.

Depending on the level, different scale movement cockfight game becomes heated or cooled down.Many seniors in particular the southern village famous chicken said: The old rooster and so you see it as a brave general met dancer (posture majesty), courage (the ardent opponents do not fear the pulse game), signal (via the right time crowing), writing (through dignified appearance, clean and beautiful).

So, the ancients said that close to the dragon chicken with unparalleled power. So cockfight in early spring, the holiday to show strength, dispel bad luck, pray for peaceful life. Currently, many localities in the southern provinces of the country remained rock chick festival concept to divination and fortune first.

Also from the understanding, enjoyment and cockfighting breeding rose-shaped strip of land across S.The Tet this day, at the hour of farming land tingle heard crowing cocks, tingling of the bright rooster feathers velvety ample, stately front porch steps.

As a rule, a slightly bring pleasures of religion, these days, people still often the southern rock of chicken for Tet Lunar New Year, divination and fortune. Accordingly, early in his village chickens, victory is their social fortune, business will thrive. Chicken of the prize money won, winning chess, the Dean of the organizing committee.

In many provinces Southwest, the family often organize competitions between high and low of the chicken different furnaces. At this furnace, new year, people forget about losing more money, but try to show the art of playing his cock.

There, viewers can enjoy the flexibility of Statistics as brave generals, with the spectacular pieces mixed with martial air. It is also a chance of the period reveal themselves through their trunk flexibility Statistics.

The secret of the "god" spiritual nursing Statistics

In the western provinces emerged chicken An Giang, Long An chicken, chicken Cho Lach (Ben Tre), chicken Cao Lanh (Dong Thap), ... This places went into legend by producing chickens is not only beautiful but also for the beautiful pieces, fancy. However, not everyone is successful playing chicken, not chicken who also trained the name out loud.

Affirmed this judgment, practice hands-grandmother legendary bamboo chicken (Zhou Bo, Vinh Thanh, Cho Lach District, Ben Tre) once said: "Playing chicken, chicken as well as practicing general view, practicing minister. Minister not understand the do not look up the courage, and the text of the Prime Minister does not have a way to turn it into a prime office space all around. "

Accordingly, the legendary spinster, who was known as a coconut chicken filled the training arm of the South six provinces, led by the Minister "zinc whiskers" Nguyen Cao Ky to "beat" the helicopter to pick chicken on a rock review focuses on the chicken looks. To date, choose chicken as experience: Gen. beautiful bird, feathers are, square feet, small face, his keen eye, ... still strictly follow the following classes.

Moreover, when there are good chicken, the most well-grandmother at least in principle shed is full pack of four infamous chicken or box, blue square feet is not color hair, different types of feet. Not only that, but to get chicken or race, has the same legendary Three special attention to the "partner" of the brave generals Statistics. With him, wanted cock good, well have hung roof, are hairy, bearded face, posture, when the rain poured new herds or race.

However, the legendary coach of her grandmother, the little one is revealed, match. The only "Chicken King" Seven Herbal believers who are flexible and temporary Statistics respected legend on par with her grandmother. Each workshop is a hands chicken populations, as things stand the chicken across the South West Province, "Chicken King" Hong Thao Mai or the profession is often referred to in the body as a furnace Seven Herbal Chicken professional, commercial effect.

Before he became a "Chicken King", was also the father July Thao traveled on the chicken. However, the more fortunate, losing seven more wins Thao. The lucky on the "Chicken King" revealed, "In addition to choosing chickens, chicken care as folk experience, I also inherited the essence of this subject from the father. One of the great skills that are how to train for the chicken tenacious, more charismatic person. To do so requires the player to actually work and meticulous. many cases to have the traditional secret secret. "

According to the experience of its predecessor, players cock to cock with a "war minister" brave, every day of the "gods" Statistics must be flexible support coaches uninterrupted training from the moment that crow. And every coach has its own philosophy, methods, techniques own good. If she tried to pay attention to the minister, spiritual practices, the state minister for war "Chicken King" Seven Herbal Chicken seeks rehearsed nature of the war training.

However, most coaches will meet in the use of traditional medicine in training to become his priests Statistics rival the iron skin. The remedy is in addition to methods such as using mass drug alcohol soaked soaked to the skin several times in the spirit Statistics certain point, the rest of the esoteric goods.

"Every hand outside the chicken to the list based on the method of care, basic training are esoteric remedies to increase energy, strength moves, tenacious of his chickens," said Nguyen Van Vo, a professional hand carbonated confirmed.

Currently, many provinces Southwest maintains pleasures cock Tet organizations to fortune fortune fortune early instead of a cake, flowers fortune Tet. It is also an opportunity for hands chickens seemed professional art training flexible net for years waiting for spring Statistics fortune his fortune.

Need to keep such a beauty of their own culture According to researchers Truong Ngoc Tuong: "The Southwest typically held on the 3rd cockfighting Tet was actually a disguise from the sacrificial creed of war, of which (the god of war and disease ) of the ancients with the purpose of security, good luck in life. Through time, from work on the rituals to worship and get two chicken legs to the bad luck fortune, luck in the new year to the chicken becomes live to fight together. Yet, today, from a rock chick pleasures elegant gradually deformed into a close game penalty, rather than lost. however, Lunar New Year, if you know the value of keeping good, fighting Tet chicken is still a beautiful culture of Vietnamese people ".

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