To date, Vietnam has thousands of national cultural heritages, 134 special national relics, eight tangible cultural heritages and 15 intangible cultural heritages of special value recognised by UNESCO and listed as world heritages.
The Then Singing and Tinh Lute Art Festival of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups is one of the highlights of National Unity Week - Vietnam Cultural Heritage. The festival is the first activity held in Hanoi, aiming to honour and preserve the art of “Then practice” - a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity recognised by UNESCO in 2019. The festival's opening ceremony took place on the morning of November 16 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.
Within the framework of the Then singing and Tinh Lute Art Festival, there are many attractive activities, such as an exhibition space to introduce traditional cultural products of localities participating in the festival and a demonstration of the traditional brocade weaving and Tinh lute making of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups. This also includes the display, processing and introduction of traditional ethnic cuisine, a photo exhibition of “Then singing and Tinh lute art heritage”, an exhibition of the theme “Then cultural heritage in the life of the Tay, Nung, Thai ethnic groups, and a performance introducing the art of Then singing and Tinh lute.
The 2024 “Great Unity of Ethnic Groups - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage” Week is scheduled to run until November 23, with many meaningful activities to celebrate Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day.
