Vietnam sends two more dossiers on cultural assets to UNESCO

HANOI 07 April (VNA) - Vietnam has forwarded two more dossiers on its cultural assets to the UNESCO to seek its Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity recognition. The documents featured “Don ca Tai tu Nam Bo” (the southern amateur music) and the worship rituals dedicated to Hung Kings in the midland province of Phu Tho. To prepare for the dossier on “Don ca Tai tu Nam Bo”, a crew from the National Academy of Music of Vietnam filmed the southern amateur music in 14 southeastern and Mekong Delta provinces over two months. An international seminar on this genre of music was held in January this year. There has been no study affirming the date of southern amateur music but many researchers said that this art was formed when land in the south of the country was reclaimed at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. This kind of folk art is performed by southerners after their working day is over.