The traditional craft of making ba khia (three-striped crab) sauce in the southern province of Cà Mau has been officially recognised as the National Intangible Cultural Heritage
85 ancient ironwood trees in Son Tay, a town on Hanoi's outskirts, received heritage status from the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment.
(BGO) - People living along the two banks of the
Cau River have long been aware that when playing ‘quan ho’ (love duet singing),
they must understand thoroughly, play according to rules, and sing with their
hearts to preserve the traditional identity. Tam Tang ‘quan ho’ village, Quang
Chau commune, Viet Yen district (Bac Giang province) is one of the ‘quan ho’
villages that still retains the "fire" in maintaining that cultural activity
in Kinh Bac (Northern) region.
(BGO) – More than 40 members including
officers at the cultural center, artisans, female singers and musicians from 10
districts and city in Bac Giang province participated in the course to teach Ca
tru (Ceremonial singing) held by the provincial
Center of Culture and Cinema on May 13.
(BGO) – Many cheo or traditional opera clubs in Luc Nam
district (Bac Giang province) actively keep the operation though most of their
members area farmers, small traders and freelance with self-reliance
activities. The trilling cheo melodies not only diversify the spiritual and
cultural life but also help preserve the cultural heritage in the homeland of
Luc river and Huyen mountain.
(BGO) - Being home to
the quan
ho (love duet) folk
songs of the northern
bank of the Cau
River, Viet Yen district in
Bac Giang province has established many quan ho clubs in villages and communes to
teach and preserve the heritage.
The northern province of Bac Ninh has completed a dossier seeking UNESCO’s inclusion of the making of Dong Ho folk paintings in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
The worship of Tay Thien National Mother in Tam Dao district, northern Vinh Phuc province, has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.
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Kite flute festival recognised as National Intangible Cultural Heritage09:05 |16/11/2020
Quan ho artisans nurture special love for heritage04:27 |19/10/2020
