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My Son relic complex

The Southern amateur music The Central Highlands’ bronze gong performances
(briefly known as amateur music) Sapa brocade market
is a quintessential art genre of
Vietnam, which was founded and
evolved since the late 19th century.
Amateur music is the art of musical
instruments and singing and
composed by Southern peasantry to
perform after their hours of grueling
farm work. It once included musical
instruments only, to be added with
vocal performances later, thus its
name “don ca” (musical and vocal).
There is also court music – a form
of royal performances employed in
festivals. Through the misty mountains
where Tay and Nung ethnicities
reside, romantic luon melodies wake
up the first love of thrilling hearts.
The horn sounds of Mong people
in love markets Khau Vai or chants
of fishermen offshore amidst the
cheering drum sounds in Fish Praying
Festivals are also of great value…
Nghe Tinh vi and giam folk songs were
recognised by UNESCO as Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity in a
meeting dated 27 November 2014 in
France. Vi and giam songs are sung
by a wide range of communities
in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces
of north-central Vietnam. Specific
songs are sung without instrumental
accompaniment while people
cultivate rice in the fields, row boats,
make conical hats or lull children to
sleep. Currently the two provinces
of Nghe An and Ha Tinh have nearly
100 folk song clubs and 803 artisans.
Vietnam is undoubtedly a country of
diverse festivals occurring throughout
every region and ethnicity. The
lasting impacts of the 4000-year-old
history and 54 ethnicities of Vietnam
living in peace and brotherhood are
intertwined to beautify the colorful
portrait of Vietnam. Just a short
trans-Viet trip of several days cannot
help unveil all the fascinating miracles
of Vietnam which has long been an
“endless beauty”.