Young members of Gong team in T'Nung 1 village in Ya Ma commune practice ahead of the 2018 Gong Festival (Photo: VNA) Gia Lai (VNA) – The preparation for the 2018 Gong CulturalFestival slated for November 9 - 11 in the Central Highlands province of GiaLai has been basically completed.
Phan Xuan Vu, Director of the Gia Lai Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism,said the provincial culture, sport and tourism sector has prepared well for theevent. To maintain and promote the value of the gong culture, the provincialeducation sector has implemented a training programme and extracurricularactivities on the use of gongs in all local boarding schools in recent years.
Besides, Gia Lai has organised gong festivals from the grassroots to provinciallevels to select outstanding artisans for this year’s festival.
According to Vu, to preserve gong culture, it is necessary to conserve alllong-lasting cultural values of ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlandsregion.
Themed gong and folk festival of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands), the festivalis expected to welcome between 25,000 and 30,000 visitors along with 300invited guests from ministries, sectors and UNESCO Vietnam, foreign embassiesand consulate generals in Vietnam. More than 1,200 artisans and amateur artistsfrom five Central Highlands provinces - will participate in the festival.
Numerous activities will be jointly held by the five Central Highlandsprovinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Lam Dong, namely a streetfestival featuring gong performances, re-enactment of some traditional ritualsand festivals of 11 ethnic groups of the region.
The art of wood sculpture and brocade weaving will also be introduced duringthe festival, along with seminars on the conservation of gong cultural valuesand exhibitions on ethnic costumes and gong culture.
As part of the event, Gia Lai province will organisethe wild sunflower – Chu Dang Ya volcano festival from November 10 - 13 withvarious cultural activities. Tourists will have a chance to enjoy the yellow colourof the wild flower – a symbol of the strength of ethnic people in the CentralHighlands.
Besides, the province will launch the national gate at the Le Thanhinternational border gate, in Duc Co district, on November 9, while holding astreet coffee programme from November 8 - 11 on main streets in Pleiku city, acuisine programme featuring typical foods of the Central Highlands and regionsacross the country from November 9 - 11.
The event is to honour the Cultural Space of Gong of Tay Nguyen in line with anaction plan of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to preserve andpromote the gong cultural heritage in the province.
The Cultural Space of Gong of Tay Nguyen was recognised by the UNESCO as amasterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of the humanity in 2005. It isclosely linked to the daily life of local people. Their belief systems form amystical world where the gongs produce a privileged language between men,divinities and the supernatural world.-VNA
Phan Xuan Vu, Director of the Gia Lai Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism,said the provincial culture, sport and tourism sector has prepared well for theevent. To maintain and promote the value of the gong culture, the provincialeducation sector has implemented a training programme and extracurricularactivities on the use of gongs in all local boarding schools in recent years.
Besides, Gia Lai has organised gong festivals from the grassroots to provinciallevels to select outstanding artisans for this year’s festival.
According to Vu, to preserve gong culture, it is necessary to conserve alllong-lasting cultural values of ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlandsregion.
Themed gong and folk festival of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands), the festivalis expected to welcome between 25,000 and 30,000 visitors along with 300invited guests from ministries, sectors and UNESCO Vietnam, foreign embassiesand consulate generals in Vietnam. More than 1,200 artisans and amateur artistsfrom five Central Highlands provinces - will participate in the festival.
Numerous activities will be jointly held by the five Central Highlandsprovinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Lam Dong, namely a streetfestival featuring gong performances, re-enactment of some traditional ritualsand festivals of 11 ethnic groups of the region.
The art of wood sculpture and brocade weaving will also be introduced duringthe festival, along with seminars on the conservation of gong cultural valuesand exhibitions on ethnic costumes and gong culture.
As part of the event, Gia Lai province will organisethe wild sunflower – Chu Dang Ya volcano festival from November 10 - 13 withvarious cultural activities. Tourists will have a chance to enjoy the yellow colourof the wild flower – a symbol of the strength of ethnic people in the CentralHighlands.
Besides, the province will launch the national gate at the Le Thanhinternational border gate, in Duc Co district, on November 9, while holding astreet coffee programme from November 8 - 11 on main streets in Pleiku city, acuisine programme featuring typical foods of the Central Highlands and regionsacross the country from November 9 - 11.
The event is to honour the Cultural Space of Gong of Tay Nguyen in line with anaction plan of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to preserve andpromote the gong cultural heritage in the province.
The Cultural Space of Gong of Tay Nguyen was recognised by the UNESCO as amasterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of the humanity in 2005. It isclosely linked to the daily life of local people. Their belief systems form amystical world where the gongs produce a privileged language between men,divinities and the supernatural world.-VNA
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