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New centre for fine art development launched

The Lunet Art Development and Sponsorship Centre, a non-profit social organisation, was officially launched on Tuesday with the aim to promote art development and preserve the cultural characteristics of Vietnam.

Thai man preserves and promotes ethnic script

Sam Van Binh was proud to be one of the attendees at an event held in Hanoi recently to honour role models from across the country who study and follow the ideology, morality and lifestyle of President Ho Chi Minh.

Artisans call for preservation of Jarai epics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artisans in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) are asking for financial support from local authorities to preserve ethnic Jarai epics, oral folk literature that is now known by the elderly only.

Phuoc Kieu casters preserve ancient craft

 VietNamNet Bridge – Situated on the road side of the old National Highway 1, the craft village of Phuoc Kieu in Quang Nam Province still preserves the 500-year-old bronze cast trade and lives well from their ancestor’s industry.

Veteran dramatist preserves an old art

 VietNamNet Bridge – A drama project featuring cải lương (reformed opera), the traditional music genre of the south, will be completed this year following 15 years of writing and recording by a veteran HCM City artist and his young staff.

Female artisan preserves M’nong culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – A female artisan of the M’nong people in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Dak Nong has devoted herself to keep alive traditional music and literature for younger generations.

Artisan preserves “Quan ho” singing

VietNamNet Bridge – Eighty-three-year-old Meritorious Artist Nguyen Thi Ban has devoted her life to preserving “Quan ho” (love duet singing). 

Asian Film Archive preserves few Vietnamese productions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Very few Vietnamese movies are being preserved at the Asian Film Archive (AFA), archivist Karen Chan told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper at the AFA's 10th anniversary celebrations in Singapore.

Top artist preserves Mekong farm music

A CD collection of tai tu pieces performed and recorded by Meritorious Artist Ba Tu, one of the region's most famous musicians in cai luong (reformed opera), has been released in Long An Province.

Quang Tri to preserve ancient stone wells

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Quang Tri Province are proceeding with work to preserve historic wells, estimated to be thousands of years old, that have been in a state of disrepair for decades.

Artists share their thoughts on changing face of Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lovers of Ha Noi have been called upon to help preserve the city's charming beauty and cultural values with simple daily gestures.

Pu Peo people preserve traditional clothes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Pu Peo are an ethnic minority group in the mountainous province of Ha Giang. Their costumes exhibit beautiful color combinations.

Russian scientists seek to preserve My Son sanctuary

 VietNamNet Bridge – Russian scientists are seeking measures to preserve and restore the My Son sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam, which was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1999.

HCM City preserves southern folk singing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Don ca tai tu – southern folk music - was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2013. Since then, Ho Chi Minh City has been organizing activities to preserve and promote this art form.

Original houses of Ha Nhi ethnic minority people

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Nhi ethnic minority people in Nam Pung Commune, Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province are well-known for houses with old-fashioned grass roofs.

Vietnamese community in London preserve the mother tongue

VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in London have struggled to retain their mother tongue as their children and grandchildren attend English speaking schools— but one school is redressing the imbalance.

Teacher learns to preserve Muong homes

VietNamNet Bridge – Fascinated by the cultural uniqueness of the Muong ethnic minority and concerned that their skills could disappear, one teacher has taken upon himself the task of preserving their stilt houses.

Pa Then women preserve traditional brocade weaving craft

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pa Then ethnic women in northern mountain Ha Giang Province have made constant efforts in preserving the cultural values of their group as the traditional craft is facing a risk of sinking into oblivion.

Gov't preserves xoan singing

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has allocated US$ 7.85 million in an effort to encourage artisans, amateur singers and young people in the northern province of Phu Tho to preserve xoan singing.  

Ca tru club preserves traditional music

 VietNamNet Bridge – An old man passionately plays a three-string lute, while another man beats castanets and a young woman sings classical songs.