This was one of the meaningful activities to honour and promote the values of typical intangible cultural heritages of the country, thereby raising public awareness and responsibility of preserving and promoting the heritages.

Phu Tho province has made efforts to preserve and promote the intangible cultural heritage of Xoan singing, a unique type of cultural folk treasure from the ancestral land.

Many special performances were performed by artisans, artists, actors and actresses from 13 provinces and cities, possessing intangible cultural heritages of humanity, such as Hue Royal Court Music, Ca tru (ceremonial singing), Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space, Quan Ho (Love duet) singing, Xoan singing, Don ca tai tu (traditional musical art form of the south), the worship of Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms and Bai choi singing.

People in the ancestral land enjoy Vi – Giam singing, the folk art of people in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

Each heritage is a spiritual product with great historical, cultural and scientific values, expressing the identity of the community, which has been constantly promoted and handed down from generation to generation.

In addition to the performances, the documents, artefacts and photos related to the heritages will be displayed at Hung Kings Square. Audiences will have the chance to exchange with artisans and perform cultural heritages.

Festival introduces 15 UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritages

Artisans from 13 cities and provinces nationwide, will perform 15 UNESCO-recognised cultural heritage genres to the public, during a festival which will take place in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho province, from April 21 to 24.

Practice of tea growing in Tan Cuong recognised as national heritage

The knowledge on growing and processing tea in the Tan Cuong area in Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Nguyen has been inscribed on the list of national intangible cultural heritages.

Foreign Minister meets UNESCO World Heritage Centre Director

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 27 for Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre Lazare Eloundou Assomo, who is paying a visit to Vietnam.

Folk singing festival of Luc Ngan’s ethnic groups proposed to be intangible cultural heritage

(BGO) – The Department of Science and Technology has had a working session and surveyed condition to propose science and technology task at the provincial level. It aimed to make proposal to recognize the Folk singing festival of Luc Ngan’s ethnic groups as intangible cultural heritage starting from 2024.

Developing cultural industries from heritage resources

Hanoi has set the target that by 2025, the cultural industry will contribute 5% of the city's GRDP. With the advantage of relics, heritage and craft villages, Hanoi will focus on exploiting heritage values to develop cultural industries.

Source: NDO