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Da Lat to build dossier for becoming UNESCO creative city of music

Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has been given the green light to build a dossier and plan serving the application to be part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network in the field of music.
Da Lat to build dossier for becoming UNESCO creative city of music ảnh 1 A corner of Da Lat (Photo: VNA)
Lam Dong (VNA) – Da Lat city in the CentralHighlands province of Lam Dong has been given the green light to build a dossierand plan serving the application to be part of the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network in thefield of music.

The network, founded in 2004, aims to enhance cooperationamong cities internationally recognised, with creativity considered a strategic factor ofsustainable development. Its membership has reached 246 at present. In 2019, the capital city of Hanoi became a member of the network in the field of design.
According to Ton Thien San, Chairman of the Da Lat People’sCommittee, for the membership, the city has evaluated its current conditions,potential, strength and advantages in the seven sectors of craft-folkarts, media arts, cinema, design, gastronomy, culture, and music.

Finally, music has been chosen as a field with outstandingpotential and a highlight of cultural and artistic creation, forming a strongdriving force for the city’s sustainable socio-economic development.  

The date for the submission of the dossier is April 2023,part of the activities marking the city’s 130th founding anniversary (1893-2023).

Da Lat to build dossier for becoming UNESCO creative city of music ảnh 2In Da Lat (Photo: VNA)
Located on Lam Vien Plateau at an altitude of 1,500m abovesea level, Da Lat, a popular tourist attraction, spans 394 square km and has apopulation of nearly 232,000 from many ethnic groups. It is home to the culturalspace of gongs in the Central Highlands, which was recognised by UNESCO as aMasterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in November 2005.

The land is also associated with many famous Vietnamesemusicians and singers such as Trinh Cong Son, Le Uyen Phuong, Khanh Ly, and PhamDuy./.
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