The event, the fifth of its kind so far, was part of an effort by ethnic groups in Dak Lak province, as well as in the Central Highlands generally, in preserving the unique culture, which was proclaimed by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Dak Lak and other Central Highlands provinces plan to conduct gong-playing classes for young generation of ethnic minority groups and work out policies to encourage the old to teach the gong art to young people.