Central Highlands gong performance in Gia Lai sets Vietnamese record
Monday, 21/10/2024 16:19 (GMT+7)
The Central Highlands gong performance has set a record for having the largest number of artists, actors and students participating in Vietnam.
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| Largest gong performance sets new Vietnamese record. (Photo: tcdulichtphcm.vn) |
As many as 1,330 people putting on a gong performance in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai last year has been recognised as the largest of its kind in the nation by the Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings). 1,330 gong players came from five provinces, including Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong.
The event was held as part of the Gia Lai culture and tourism week and the Gia Lai gong cultural festival from November 11 to 19, 2023 to honour the value of the gong cultural space in the Central Highlands region.
Gong performance is an art that is closely connected to the cultural history of ethnic groups residing in the Central Highlands along the Truong Son mountain range such as Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong provinces.
The Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space was recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2005. Three years later, UNESCO added the Space of Gong Culture in Central Highlands to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity./.
Compiled by BTA