Vietnam was one of the first 30 countries to accede to the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage, in 2003. Over the past 20 years, it can be proud of its achievements and positive contributions to promoting the implementation of this important Convention, not only at the national level but also at the global level.
Christian Manhart, UNESCO Representative to Vietnam, has hailed the nation’s success in connecting its tangible with intangible heritage and affirmed UNESCO’s further close collaboration serving Vietnam’s sustainable development.
Tours to conquer Ta Xua and Ta Chi Nhu, two of the 15 highest mounts in Vietnam, were recently launched in Tram Tau district of northwestern Yen Bai province.
Xoe dance is a unique art form in the cultural and religious life of the Thai ethnic group in Nghia Lo town of Yen Bai province in particular and the northwestern region in general.
To preserve and promote the cultural heritage value of Then singing and Tính musical instruments in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang and make it appealing among a broader audience, many clubs have been established to inspire a love of the traditional art in the younger generation.
“Xoe Thai - Quintessence of the heritage land” will be the main theme in a programme for Xoe Thai to be honoured as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, and the Mường Lò Culture- Tourism Festival, the Discovery Mù Căng Chải Terraced Fields 2022 which is slated for September 24.
The northern moutainous province of Son La on September 17 held a ceremony to honour the art of Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic people which has been listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
A total of 2,022 people will join a Xoe dance performance of the Thai ethnic people on September 24 night when the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai receives the UNESCO certificate for this art genre.
Vietnam has just received a certificate including the practice of “Then” by the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic minority communities on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on September 3 night to receive a UNESCO certificate accrediting Practices of Then by Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic minority groups in Vietnam as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has completed its preparation to host a ceremony to receive the UNESCO's certificate recognising the art of Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic people as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on September 24, according to Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee Vu Thi Hien Hanh.
Over 2,000 people will join a Xoe dance performance of Thai ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, which is slated for September this year.
Many Vietnamese have in their mind a "six-eight" iambic couplet verse stating that no matter how far Vietnamese people travel, they always remember the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day.
Xoan singing is a valuable intangible cultural heritage of the ancestor land of Phu Tho. This heritage has links to the worship of Hung Kings, a belief that originates from the Vietnamese practice of ancestor worship.
Don ca tai tu (southern amateur music) Contest is being held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, aiming to promote the value of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Thai women in Vat village in Son La province’s Moc Chau district are no longer just working in their homes or in the kitchen behind closed doors. They are confident to introduce their cultural identity through the intangible cultural identity of Xoe dancing.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has approved the submission of the dossier of the Via Ba Chua Xu festival in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang for UNESCO's recognition as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
The art of Xoe dance of Thai ethnic minority people in Vietnam has been listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 16th session of the UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which is taking place from December 13-18.
The art of Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic people in Vietnam was listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 16th session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which is taking place from December 13-18.
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