The cultural space of gongs in the Central Highlands of Vietnam wasintroduced in the 2014 Paris Tropical Carnival, which took place at LeonBlum square, Paris on July 5.
A gong team of the Ba Naethnic minority group from the Central Highlands province of Kon Tumbrought to the event the deep and strong sounds of gongs and vigorousdances of Ba Na girls, giving the audience a glimpse into the ancienthunting-gathering traditions and the cultural environment of ethnicgroups in the region, which is the cradle for gongs.
Thecultural space of gongs was recognised as a Masterpiece of the Oraland an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.Tran Thi Binh, Deputy Director of the Kon Tum’s Department of Culture,Sports and Tourism said the set of gongs played at the event was made300 years ago, and the artists themselves are local farmers who practicegong whenever they have free time, in order to perform at theirvillage’s festivals.
The gong artists helped brought the imageof a modern Vietnam with rich traditions and culture, said Duong ChiDung, the Vietnamese Ambassador to France.
Organised in Julyevery year in the French capital since 2002, the Carnival aims tohonour the cultural diversity of immigrant communities in the country.
This year’s event attracted 4,000 performers from nearly 40 arttroupes across the world. Participants and local people joined togetherin a procession along a 4.5-km stretch of road in Paris.-VNA
A gong team of the Ba Naethnic minority group from the Central Highlands province of Kon Tumbrought to the event the deep and strong sounds of gongs and vigorousdances of Ba Na girls, giving the audience a glimpse into the ancienthunting-gathering traditions and the cultural environment of ethnicgroups in the region, which is the cradle for gongs.
Thecultural space of gongs was recognised as a Masterpiece of the Oraland an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.Tran Thi Binh, Deputy Director of the Kon Tum’s Department of Culture,Sports and Tourism said the set of gongs played at the event was made300 years ago, and the artists themselves are local farmers who practicegong whenever they have free time, in order to perform at theirvillage’s festivals.
The gong artists helped brought the imageof a modern Vietnam with rich traditions and culture, said Duong ChiDung, the Vietnamese Ambassador to France.
Organised in Julyevery year in the French capital since 2002, the Carnival aims tohonour the cultural diversity of immigrant communities in the country.
This year’s event attracted 4,000 performers from nearly 40 arttroupes across the world. Participants and local people joined togetherin a procession along a 4.5-km stretch of road in Paris.-VNA
