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Thu, 10/22/2009 - 11:13
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International Gong Festival
The 2009 International Gong Festival will be organised for the first time in the
Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Pleiku city from November 12-15.
The event aims to highlight the gong culture, a UNESCO-recognised
“Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”.
The event will showcase the biggest bronze gong which was cast by nearly 700
artisans and experts during 90 days at the Phuoc Kieu Bronze Casting Village of
the central Quang Nam province.
The gong measuring 2.5 meters across and weighing 700 kilograms is inscribed with
beautiful patterns and images of ethnic minority people from the Central Highlands
holding hands while dancing.
The festival will also include a photo exhibition, a forum on preserving and
upholding gong culture in the Central Highlands.-Enditem.
Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Pleiku city from November 12-15.
The event aims to highlight the gong culture, a UNESCO-recognised
“Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”.
The event will showcase the biggest bronze gong which was cast by nearly 700
artisans and experts during 90 days at the Phuoc Kieu Bronze Casting Village of
the central Quang Nam province.
The gong measuring 2.5 meters across and weighing 700 kilograms is inscribed with
beautiful patterns and images of ethnic minority people from the Central Highlands
holding hands while dancing.
The festival will also include a photo exhibition, a forum on preserving and
upholding gong culture in the Central Highlands.-Enditem.
