The first national festival of “Don ca tai tu”, the musical art that UNESCO has recognised as intangible cultural heritage, officially opened in the southern province of Bac Lieu on April 24 with the participations of artists from 21 provinces and cities in the region.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has assigned the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies to host and cooperate with relevant agencies to compile a dossier on Chau van singing to seek UNESCO recognition as intangible cultural heritage.
A ceremony to welcome Dong Ho folk woodcut paintings' new national intangible cultural heritage status was held in the northern province of Bac Ninh on March 15.