(TITC) - Vi and Giam folk songs of Nghe Tinh occupy an important position in the cultural and spiritual life of people of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces (abbreviated as Nghe Tinh). This is a type of art that has long lasting life, imbued character and manner of Nghe Tinh people and is the precious heritage in Vietnamese cultural treasure.
The 2015 Hoang Mai Tourism Season was launched at a ceremony to introduce coastal Hoang Mai town in central Nghe An province.
The central city of Hoi An plans to attract around 2 million visitors, including more than 1 million foreigners this year.
A national action programme to preserve and uphold values of Vi-Giam folk singing was launched right after the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh received the UNESCO certificate honouring the local singing as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage on January 31.
The Prime Minister has agreed a plan to upgrade Vinh Airport in central province of Nghe An into an international airport to 2030 with a post-2030 orientations.
The central province of Nghe An is implementing a series of measures to preserve and promote the value of Vi-Giam folk singing, an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision recognizing Cua Lo Town in the central province of Nghe An as a marine tourism urban area.
The central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh will co-host a programme on January 31 to honour the local Vi-Giam folk singing which was inscribed as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage in November.
Viet Nam’s Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing was officially recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 9th session of its Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paris on November 27.
An artistic photo contest and exhibition, which has “Panoramic Views of Da Nang” as its theme, is running until 30 November. The contest has been jointly organised by the city’s Union of Literature and Arts Associations and its Artistic Photography Association.
The Culture, Food and Tourism Festival of North Central region opened at Binh Minh square, Cua Lo town, Nghe An province on July 25, attracting 32 businesses from Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand.
Cua Lo town in Nghe An Province hopes to welcome 2.25 million tourists, including more than 1.4 million who will stay overnight and 550,000 foreigners, who will spend VND1.75 trillion ($83.3 million).