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Ca trù - Intangible cultural heritage
Ca trù is shaped as a type of music with its own characteristics and style around the 15th century. Depending on the locality, each stage of singing and singing Ca trù i…
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Quan Bac Ninh
Bac Ninh Quan is the folk songs of the Northern Delta region, mainly concentrated in Kinh Bac (Bac Ninh and Bac Giang). This is an art that is constituted by many factor…
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Cultural space of Cong Chieng Highlands
The cultural space of Tay Nguyen gong spread throughout 5 provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong and the owner of this unique type of culture is resi…
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Art of the Southern Singer
Art of Southern folk music (also called Don ca tai tu) is a typical folk art form of Vietnam, formed and developed from the late 19th century.
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Stone monuments of the doctorate examination period of Le - Mac at Hanoi Temple of Literature
The stele of Dr. Van Mieu is composed of 82 stone steles engraved with epitaphs known as Vietnamese Confucian doctorate of the faculties in Dinh Le and Mac dynasty (1442…
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Xoan singing in Phu Tho - World intangible cultural heritage in Vietnam
Xoan singing is also known as Khuc dong Dinh (song of the temple house), which is a worshiping style for the gods, which is said to be from the time of Hung kings. In an…
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Hoi Giong is located at Phu Dong Temple and Soc Temple
Hoi Giong is a traditional festival of remembrance and praise of the victory of the hero Saint Giong, one of the four immortals of Vietnamese folk beliefs. The festival…
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Folk songs, chasing Nghe Tinh
Folk songs, while Nghe Tinh holds an important position in the spiritual and cultural life of the people of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces (referred to as Nghe Tinh for s…
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Temple of Wat Phou - Laos
The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Organization has recognized Wat Phou temple of Lao People's Democratic Republic as a World Cultural Heritage in 2001.
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Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks
Under the Nguyen Dynasty, due to the need to widely disseminate social norms, the laws that required people to follow, to circulate the reputation of the kings, historic…