The two-day event aims to honour the unique value of Tay Nguyen gong cultural space as well as the diversity of traditional cultures of ethnic minorities in Tay Nguyen (the Central Highlands region) (Photo: VNA) 
Addressing the opening of the Tay Nguyen Gong Culture Festival 2018 in Pleiku city of Gia Lai province on November 30, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the gong culture is a treasure in the cultural heritage of the Vietnamese people and humankind as a whole (Photo: VNA) 
The festival’s main activities include traditional rituals, folk wood sculpture, brocade weaving, epic recitals, photo and document exhibitions, among others (Photo: VNA) 
The festival’s main activities include traditional rituals, folk wood sculpture, brocade weaving, epic recitals, photo and document exhibitions, among others (Photo: VNA) 
The festival draws nearly 1,200 artisans from five regional provinces - Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong and Gia Lai (Photo: VNA) 
The festival draws nearly 1,200 artisans from five regional provinces - Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong and Gia Lai (Photo: VNA) 
The two-day event aims to honour the unique value of the gong cultural space as well as the diversity of traditional cultures of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands region (Photo: VNA) 
The two-day event aims to honour the unique value of the gong cultural space as well as the diversity of traditional cultures of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands region (Photo: VNA) 
The two-day event aims to honour the unique value of the gong cultural space as well as the diversity of traditional cultures of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands region (Photo: VNA) 
The festival draws nearly 1,200 artisans from five regional provinces - Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong and Gia Lai (Photo: VNA) 
Visitors to the event have a chance to enjoy street coffee festival and signature dishes of the Central Highlands region (Photo: VNA) 
Visitors to the event have a chance to enjoy street coffee festival and signature dishes of the Central Highlands region (Photo: VNA) 
The Cultural Space of Gong of the Central Highlands region was recognised by the UNESCO as a masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of the humanity in 2005 (Photo: VNA) 
The gong is closely linked to the daily life of local people in the Central Highlands region (Photo: VNA) 
Their belief systems form a mystical world where the gongs serve as a privileged language between men, divinities and the supernatural world (Photo: VNA) 
Currently, the Central Highlands region has more than 10,000 sets of gongs, over half of which are kept in Gia Lai province (Photo: VNA) VNA
