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Festival honours Central Highlands’ cultural values

A kaleidoscope of activities that honour the cultural values of the Central Highlands are being held during the first culture, sports and tourism festival for ethnic groups in the region that opened in Kon Tum province on November 29.
Festival honours Central Highlands’ cultural values ảnh 1At the opening ceremony of the first culture, sports and tourism festival for ethnic groups in the Central Highlands (Photo: VNA)
Kon Tum (VNA) – A kaleidoscope of activities that honour thecultural values of the Central Highlands are being held during the first culture,sports and tourism festival for ethnic groups in the region that opened in KonTum province on November 29.

Theevent has drawn the participation of nearly 600 artisans, actors, actresses andathletes from the five Central Highlands localities of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, DakLak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. It is an opportunity for the ethnic groups in theregion to meet, promote cultural exchange, and share experience in thepreservation and popularisation of their cultural space and festivals.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister ofPublic Security General To Lam affirmed that the Party and State have attachedmuch importance to the comprehensive and sustainable development of the CentralHighlands, with the Politburo’s issuance of a decree on orientations to branchout the socio-economic development ensure defence-security in the region by2030 with a vision to 2045.

The Central Highlands is now home to a treasure trove of tangible andintangible cultural heritage items which hold historical values, including Ronghouse (a variation of stilt-houses unique to the Central Highlands), dai house(long house), lithophone, festivals associated with the “space of gong culture”which was recognised as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage ofHumanity by UNESCO in 2005, he stressed.

Festival honours Central Highlands’ cultural values ảnh 2Minister of Public Security Genral To Lam speaks at the opening ceremony. (Photo: VNA)
Hailing the efforts from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, localauthorities, artisans, artists and ethnic people in the region to protect thecultural values, Lam expressed his hope wish that they will continue carryingout the Party and State’s policies on preserving standout cultural traits andhistorical relic sites, while harmonising economic and tourism development withcultural value preservation.

For his part, Secretary of the Kon Tum province Party Committee Duong Van Trangaffirmed that the parties, authorities and people of the Central Highlands haveabsolute confidence in the Party’s leadership in the national renewal process,adding the region will strengthen solidarity, and capitalise on all opportunitiesto build the Central Highlands with stability and fast and sustainabledevelopment.

The three-day festival features many fascinating events,including introduction of traditional festivals and rituals of the region’sethnic groups, exhibition of traditional cultural products, and competitions oftraditional games such as tug-of-war and stick pushing./.
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