The Xên Đông festival, known as the forest worship ritual, of the Thái residing in Nghĩa Lộ Town in the northern province of Yên Bái, has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.
The bay contains nearly 2,000 rocky islands and spans an area of 1,553 square kilometres. It is a unique marine natural wonder recognised three times by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The E7 tower in the My Son Sanctuary in the central
province of Quang Nam has reopened to tourists after four years of
restoration, according to the province''s Department of Culture, Sports
and Tourism.
The historic central city of Hoi An plans to restore
80 ancient wells, most of them locate on the north bank of the De Vong
River near the Thanh Ha pottery village.
The UNESCO Club on the Research and Preservation of
the Value of National Antiquities on Saturday handed out more than 100
antiques to the local museum.
A four-page draft of village regulations written in Chinese characters
has been found at Hoi An City''s Centre for Cultural Heritage Management
and Preservation.
A forum on literary works on the Dien Bien Phu Victory was held by the
Preservation and Research Centre for Viet Nam Traditional Culture and
its partners in Ha Noi this week.
Three wooden altars in the former Royal Palace''s Trieu To temple in Hue
will be restored with financial support from the US Ambassador''s Fund
for Cultural Preservation.
Professor Mai Quoc Lien, director of the Research Centre for National
Culture, has been given an award for his helping preserve the Han-Nom
(calligraphic script).
The Hue Relics Preservation Centre has announced several programmes that
will make it easier and cheaper to visit the city''s numerous historic
monuments.
Intangible cultural preservation had been effectively implemented by
Central Highland provinces, according to the Central Highlands Steering
Committee''s Social Cultural Department.
The north-central region is a land of natural, cultural and historical
heritage which needs to be protected and promoted, according to Nguyen
Xuan Duong, chairman of the Nghe An People''s Committee.
