Vietnam has added 11 more cultural icons to the list of national intangible cultural heritage, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Carved woodblocks bearing the Sutras of Zen Buddhism at Bo Da Pagoda in Viet Yen district, the northern province of Bac Giang are being showcased at an exhibition that opened in the pagoda on Jan 29.
(BGO) - Located along the
Cau River, Dong Lo commune (Hiep Hoa district, Bac Giang province) is known as
the ancient land where there is Lo Hanh communal house,
dubbed
as
"The First
Kinh Bac",
with the carving "the
girl plays ‘dan
day’
(a Vietnamese plucked lute with three strings, a trapezoidal wooden body, and a
very long wooden neck with ten raised frets)”.
Quan Ho love duet singing has been recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. Bac Ninh province has made efforts to preserve the art to implement commitments to UNESCO on conservation and development of Quan Ho.
A ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ha Long Bay being recognised as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO for a second time will take place at Sun Carnival Plaza Square, Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 12.
‘Then’, traditional ritual practice in the spiritual life of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic minority people in Vietnam, has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, reaffirming the cultural diversity of Vietnam.
(BGO)
- Previously, I often heard ‘quan ho
(love duet singing) Bac Ninh’ and now I know ‘quan ho Bac Giang’. A question was raised in my mind: “Whether we
should call it ‘quan ho Kinh Bac’
and it will be more accurate. The
‘quan ho Kinh Bac’ is full of love and romance. It seems to be a game lasting from generation
to generation and
never stopping.
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