City of Pleiku to host 2009 International Gong Festival
Update: 03/01/2009
Gia Lai Province in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) is set to host the 2009 Gong International Festival in Pleiku city in the third quarter of this year.
The event is part of celebrations planned for the lead-up to the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi in 2010.
The organising committee will invite more than 10 countries and territories in Southeast Asia and Asia to take part in the festival.
The Gong Festival will express the Central Highlands gong culture as a masterpiece of the world’s oral and intangible heritage.The title was awarded by UNESCO after the Government submitted an action programme on the unique culture.
The festival is expected to attract the participation of gong troupes from five provinces in the Central Highlands, including Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dac Lac, Dac Nong and Lam Dong.
The festival marks an opportunity to promote the cultural value and music of the Central Highlands’ gongs to the rest of the country and the world. It also aims to promote the country’s socio-economic development, particularly tourism.