Huong was awarded for his reseach entitled ‘Features of Chuong epic poetry in Vietnam: Case study of ‘Chuong Han’ at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 12 by the Association of Vietnam Folklorists (AVF).
Eight second, 36 third and 11 consolation prizes were also presented to other researchers at the ceremony.
Addressing the event, AVF President Prof. Dr. To Ngoc Thanh congratulated the awards winners and encouraged them to conduct further research on traditional cultural heritages of Vietnamese ethnic groups which have not yet been fully explored.
He said that this year’s awards drew 70 research projects touching upon various topics of philology and theory, traditional customs, traditional performing arts and indigenous knowledge.
He noted with pleasure that many of the research studies were implemented in a new trend by exploring the changes of folk culture in the context of today’s life instead of only examining it against the general repertoire of culture.
On the occasion, the AVF conferred the ‘Folklorist’ title to 10 members for their contributions to practicing and teaching 'Dum' traditional singing in Hai Phong city.
