S’Tieng people’s wine making technique recognised as nat’l intangible cultural heritage
The technique to make Can wine, a type of wine stored in a big jar and drunk with long bamboo straws, of S’Tieng ethnic minority group in the southern province of Binh Phuoc has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage in terms of folk knowledge and traditional craft.
Binh Phuoc province's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism holds a ceremony to announce the decision recognising Can wine making technique as national intangible cultural heritage (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The technique to make Can wine, a type of winestored in a big jar and drunk with long bamboo straws, of S’Tieng ethnicminority group in the southern province of Binh Phuoc has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage in terms of folk knowledge andtraditional craft.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourismheld a ceremony on November 23 to announce the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism’s decision on the recognition.
The technique of making Can wine of the S'Tieng people inBinh Phuoc has been passed on from generation to generation. The folk knowledgeand traditional craft are reflected in the appropriate identification and use of natural materials like leaves and barks, as well as the uniqueblend of leaf yeast with raw materials such as paddy and rice to create a wineproduct with distinct flavours.
This is a typical product, contributing to the richness and diversity of theculinary culture of Binh Phuoc province in particular and Vietnam in general.
Phu Chanh wood weaving toolkit (Photo: VNA)
On the same day, the Department of Culture, Sports andTourism of the southern province of Binh Duong also held an event to announcethe decision recognising Phu Chanh wood weaving toolkit as a national treasure,as well as Tan Khang – Ba Tra martial arts in Tan Uyen town andBinh Duong pottery craft as national intangible cultural heritage.
The toolkit, dating back to the end of the 3rd century BC -1st century AD, includes 23 items which were discovered in Phu Chanh commune ofTan Uyen district in 1998 and 2001./.
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Binh Phuoc province's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism holds a ceremony to announce the decision recognising Can wine making technique as national intangible cultural heritage (Photo: VNA) 
Phu Chanh wood weaving toolkit (Photo: VNA) 
