Visitors to Ho Xuan Huong Lake in Da Lat city of Lam Dong province (Photo: VNA) Lam Dong (VNA) – The People’s Committeeof Da Lat city plans to hold a ceremony on December 30 to celebrate 130 years of its formation and development and to receive UNESCO recognition as a creativecity in the field of music.
The ceremony will review theestablishment and development of Da Lat as well as popularise its potential to attract visitors, organisationsand enterprises to explore local investment opportunities.
It will start with songs praising the city which will be performed by 300 high school students and anart programme that will re-enact the 130-year history of formation anddevelopment of Da Lat city.
The recognition of Da Latbeing a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of music willalso be announced at the event. The ceremony will close withfireworks from 22:35pm to 22:40pm.
On October 31, the ancient city of HoiAn in the central province of Quang Nam, and Da Lat city in the CentralHighlands province of Lam Dong were named in the UNESCO Creative CitiesNetwork (UCCN) that feature crafts, and folk art, and music.
According to UNESCO’s announcement on theoccasion of World Cities Day, 55 cities joined the UCCN after the designationby UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.
The network now counts 350 cities in more than100 countries, representing seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Art, Design,Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts and Music.
Locatedon Lam Vien Plateau at an altitude of 1,500m above sea level, Da Lat, a populartourist attraction, spans 394 sq.km and has a population of nearly 232,000from many ethnic groups. It is home to the cultural space of gongs in theCentral Highlands, which was recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of Oral andIntangible Heritage of Humanity in November 2005./.
