On November 21st, the Central Highlands Dak Lak provincial People’s Committee held a gong festival at the provinces museum.
The opening ceremony drew the participation of 23 troupes of gong artists, the Cham pa xac art troupe from Laos and one from the Republic of Korea, which included more than 600 people and hundreds of musicians and singers.
The festival is aimed at popularizing the Central Highlands gong after it was recognized as a world cultural heritage and called on the community to preserve and promote the cultural values of ethic minority groups in the Central Highlands, said Nguyen Thi Doan, Vice State President.
The festival is expected to help people and visitors understand more about preferential policies of the party and state for people in the Central Highlands region.
The festival is also an opportunity for the province in particular and the Central Highlands in general to popularize their image in order to attract investors, introduce their products and promote tourism.
A seminar, a exhibition of photos and some traditional festivals will be held during the festival. The festival finishes on November 24th.
The following photos of the festival were taken by reporters from VOVNEWS:
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| On stage at the Dak Lak provincial museum | | The Chairman of Dak Lak’s provincial People’s Committee, Lu Ngoc Cu, makes a speech at the opening ceremony |
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| Gongs played by people from the Ede ethnic minority group | | Xe Dang ethnic art troupe |
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| Around the fire | | Waiting to participate in the festival |
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| Girls from the Muong ethnic group from the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh attend the festival | | A gong art troupe from the Republic of Korea |
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| The Korean’s make friends with the other artists | | The composer Nguyen Cuong has his photo taken with his fans |
Compiled by BTA