With over 5,000 gong sets, accounting for more than half of the gongs in the Central Highlands, Gia Lai is one of the localities which have made efforts in preserving traditional cultural values.
Most of villages in Gia Lai have gong teams. Gong classes and presence of young gong teams have helped to promote gong culture (Photo:VNA)
People in Gia Lai pay attention to teaching ethnic cultures to the younger generation (Photo: VNA)
Preserving gong culture will help boost the conservation of other ethnic cultural values (Photo: VNA)
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Gong teams in village often hold regular trainings and practise (Photo: VNA)
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Daily utensils of the locals are displayed at communal house (Rong house) (Photo: VNA)
People often refer to boys, carrying big gongs and beating and dancing to the music of the Central Highlands. However in Trap village, Dak Lak province, gongs were played by women.
The gong, a musical instrument native to the Central Highlands, is particularly popular in the five provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong.
Gong casting performances are being introduced in the Central province of Dak Lak from March 11-13 as part of the seventh Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival to promote local cultural space of the gongs.
Within the framework of the seventh Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival, Dak Lak province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism introduced a unique gong casting performances to promote local gong cult