An art performance at the event. (Photo: VNA)The Complex of Hue Monuments was recognised as a WorldCultural Heritage on December 11, 1993, and the royal court music won the recognitionon November 7, 2003.
Prominent among the guests were Politburo member,President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Chairman of theCentral Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang,and representatives of UNESCO and other international organisations inVietnam.
In his remarks, Thang noted that the recognition has pavedway for Vietnamese cultural heritages to gradually integrate into the regionand the world.
Thua Thien-Hue is the only province in Vietnam and Southeast Asia to be home to five UNESCO-recognised cultural heritages. (Photo: VNA)Such cultural heritages have served as a great impulsefor the local socio-economic development, as well as a special cultural diplomaticchannel, helping promote the friendship and mutual understanding betweenVietnam and international friends, Thang said.
The official asked Thua Thien-Hue to continue raisingpublic awareness of the role and position of culture, and preserving andupholding heritage values in the ancient capital city of Hue.
Hue has been hailed by UNESCO as the leadingVietnamese locality in terms of heritage preservation, which turned it into amodel centre for technological heritage transfer in the Asia-Pacific region, accordingto the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.
Over the past few years, around 170 works of differentsizes have been restored – most notably Ngo Mon, Thai Hoa Palace, Hien Lam Cacand Duyet Thi Duong as well as the royal tombs of Kings Gia Long, Dong Khanh,Thieu Tri, and Tu Duc, among others.
The complex was recognised as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1993. It is the 410th heritage inscribed onto UNESCO's list and the first world cultural heritage in Vietnam.
Nha nhac refers to a broad range of musical and dancestyles performed at the Vietnamese royal court from the fifteenth to themid-twentieth century. It was generally featured at the opening and closing ofceremonies associated with anniversaries, religious holidays, coronations,funerals and official receptions.
Nha nhac refers to a broad range of musical and dancestyles performed at the Vietnamese royal court from the fifteenth to themid-twentieth century. It was generally featured at the opening and closing ofceremonies associated with anniversaries, religious holidays, coronations,funerals and official receptions.
Nha nhac refers to a broad range of musical and dance styles performed at the Vietnamese royal court. (Photo: VNA)“Vietnam royal court music has the meaning of ‘refinedmusic’. Among various kinds of music developed in Vietnam, only nha nhac isconsidered the national music”, according to the UNESCO Council’s evaluation./.
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