Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage Space Underway in Hoi An

An activity at the exhibition. Photo: Saigon Giai phong

A total of 160 photos on display introduce UNESCO-recognised heritage, national special relic sites and intangible heritage in Vietnam such as the Dien Bien Phu battlefield in Dien Bien, Hung Temple in Phu Tho, water puppetry, and Binh Dinh martial arts.

Apart from products from traditional craft villages across the country, the exhibition also promotes green tourist destinations and a trend of environmentally friendly tourism.

Every day during the course of the event, an exchange programme spotlights folk art and culture.

The exhibition brings together the participation of 25 cities and provinces nationwide.

As an activity to welcome the Visit Vietnam Year 2022 hosted by Quang Nam under the theme of green tourism, the exhibition will go online from July 12 at http://trienlamvhnt.vn.

The exhibition promotes products from traditional craft villages nationwide. Photo: Saigon Giai phong

On July 6, Vietnam was elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 term, with 120 approval votes – the highest among the elected countries, during the ninth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention 2003 in Paris.

The 24-member committee is UNESCO’s important agency for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Its functions are to promote the objectives of the Convention, provide guidance on best practices, and make recommendations on measures for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage.

This is the second time that Vietnam has taken on this responsibility at UNESCO's key cultural governing body, after the 2006-2010 term.

Nha Nhac - Vietnamese court music was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. Photo: VNA

Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van, head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to UNESCO, said the election shows the country's increasing position and prestige in the international arena, as well as the international community’s confidence in its contribution to and administration capacity in the global multilateral institutions, and recognition of Vietnam's contributions in relations with UNESCO, in preserving and promoting the value of intangible heritage in the country and in the world.

At present Vietnam is home to 14 elements which make it onto the UNESCO-recognised list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

They are Nha Nhac - Vietnamese court music, Space of gong culture, Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs, Ca Tru singing, Giong festival of Phu Dong and Soc temples, Xoan singing of Phu Tho province, Worship of Hung Kings in Phu Tho, Art of Don ca tai tu music and song in southern Vietnam, Vi and Giam folk songs of Nghe Tinh, Tugging rituals and games, Practices related to Vietnamese beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms, the art of Bai Choi in central Vietnam, Then singing practice of Tay, Nung, Thai ethnic people, and the art of Xoe Thai dance./.

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