UNESCO proposed the recognition of the Tuy An stone set and the stone horn of the human heritage

According to experts, Tuy An rock herd is the most complete set of stones in terms of structure and sound scale.

On December 19, Dr. Katherine Mauller Marin, Chief Representative of UNESCO Vietnam, appraised and asked Phu Yen province to make a dossier to submit to UNESCO to request the recognition of the Tuy An rock flock and the rock heritage. of humanity.

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Dr. Katherine Mauller Marin is blowing a stone trumpet

Tuy An rock herd was discovered by people in June 1990 at Mount Mot in An Nghiep commune, Tuy An district. The set of stones has a total of 8 bars, irregular shape and volume. According to experts, Tuy An rock herd is the most complete set of stones in terms of structure and sound scale.

Tuy An stone trumpet was also discovered by people (then donated to the State Museum) in 1994, in Phu Can village, An Tho commune, Tuy An district. According to research results and published by the National Science Council, this is a pair of stone trumpets, a unique type of ancient instrumental music in the world.

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Rock cubes consist of 8 bars but have an uneven mass shape

According to appraisal, both types of instruments are identified dating back over 2,500 years.

Dr. Katherine Mauller Marin highly appreciated these two unique legacies, especially the connection and the flexible, flexible combination of rock flocks and stone trumpets. At the same time, he proposed the Phu Yen Provincial People's Committee to make a dossier soon to request the UNESCO organization to consider and recognize the human cultural heritage.