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Exhibition to spotlight space of gong culture, Xoe dance

Visitors will have a chance to gain an insight into the space of the gong culture in the Central Highlands and the art of Xoe dance of the Thai people at an exhibition to be held in Hanoi on December 1.

Keeping gongs ringing out forever

Gongs have for generations been closely attached to the community, traditional rituals, and festivals of the S’Tieng ethnic minority people in the southern province of Binh Phuoc. 

The sound of gongs in Ba Vi

 Gong art of the Muong ethnic minority group is a traditional cultural art form, creating a unique attraction for Hanoi's Ba Vi District.

Dak Lak to host coffee, gong festivals in 2017

 The sixth Buon Me Thuot coffee festival and the Central Highlands Gong Culture Festival 2017 will take place in Dak Lak province from March 8 – 13 next year. 

Central Highlands puts efforts into gong culture preservation

 Central Highlands provinces have undertaken various measures in a bid to preserve and uphold values of the cultural space of gongs – part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

Youth strike gongs to preserve their culture

VietNamNet Bridge – Youths from many villages in Yang Bac Commune, Dak Po District in Gia Lai Province, are raising funds to preserve and promote gong culture.  

Bana try to preserve a ‘desolate' village

 VietNamNet Bridge – An ethnic minority community in the Central Highlands is struggling to save its cultural traditions and way of life despite increasing visitor interest in their village and improved living standards.

Proposal seeks UNESCO heritage status for Bai choi singing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bai choi singing in the central provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Quang Nam was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in late August,