UNESCO-recognised heritages in Vietnam

Artists perform “Tu phu” ( Four Palaces), re-enacting Vietnam’s traditional religious practice of worshipping mother goddesses which was recognized by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016            (Photo: VNA)

Ca Tru singing, an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists, was inscribed on the UNESCO-recognized list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Photo: VNA)

 Domestic and foreign tourists visit Hoi An Ancient Town, a World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam (Photo: VNA)

The Saint Giong Festival is the only traditional festival in Vietnam recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO (Photo: VNA)

Hue Imperial Citadel was recognized as World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993 (Photo: VNA)

 The art of Don ca tai tu music and song in southern Vietnam was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013 (Photo: VNA)

Quan ho (love duet) singing was inscribed in the UNESCO’s representative list of intangible cultural heritage in September 2009 (Photo: VNA)

Nha nhac (Hue’s royal court music) represents the first intangible legacy of Vietnam to have been put on the list of oral and intangible heritage of humanity (Photo: VNA)

Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh province was named on the UNESCO World Heritage List of Natural and Cultural Sites (Photo: VNA)

Ha Long Bay, World Natural Heritage Site (Photo: VNA)