First int’l festival of cultural space of Tay Nguyen gongs

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and five provinces in the Central Highlands will organise the first international festival titled the Space of Gong Culture of the Central Highlands in March 2009.

The festival will draw the participation of 11 gong bands from the five provinces and several ethnic minority groups, including Muong, Thai, Cham and Khmer.

The organising committee also plans to invite some gong troupes from Laos, Cambodia, China, Thailand and Japan to participate in the festival.

Apart from art performances, the festival will include a photo exhibition on the cultural space of the Central Highlands’ gongs with many photos taken before 1954 by French scholars.

The space of gong culture in Vietnam’s Central Highlands was recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in November 2005.

The cultural space of the gongs in Vietnam covers the five Central Highland provinces of Dac Lac, Dac Nong, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, and Lam Dong inhabited by ethnic groups, including Ba Na, Brau, Chu Ru, Co Ho, E De, Gia Rai, Gie-Trieng, Ma, M’Nong, Ro Mam, Xo Dang, Cham, Raglai, Bru-Van Kieu, Ta Oi, Coh, Hre, Choro, Xtieng and Cotu.

Đăng ẩn

Tắt

Politics

Economy

Society

Culture

Travel

Sports

Photos

Your Vietnam