Artists perform “Tu phu” ( Four Palaces), re-enacting Vietnam’s traditional religious practice of worshipping mother goddesses which was recognized by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016 (Photo: VNA)
Artists perform “Tu phu” ( Four Palaces), re-enacting Vietnam’s traditional religious practice of worshipping mother goddesses which was recognized by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016 (Photo: VNA)
Ca Tru singing, an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists, was inscribed on the UNESCO-recognized list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Photo: VNA)
Ca Tru singing, an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists, was inscribed on the UNESCO-recognized list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Photo: VNA)
 Domestic and foreign tourists visit Hoi An Ancient Town, a World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam (Photo: VNA)
Domestic and foreign tourists visit Hoi An Ancient Town, a World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam (Photo: VNA)
The Saint Giong Festival is the only traditional festival in Vietnam recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO (Photo: VNA)
The Saint Giong Festival is the only traditional festival in Vietnam recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO (Photo: VNA)
Hue Imperial Citadel was recognized as World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993 (Photo: VNA)
Hue Imperial Citadel was recognized as World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993 (Photo: VNA)
 The art of Don ca tai tu music and song in southern Vietnam was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013 (Photo: VNA)
The art of Don ca tai tu music and song in southern Vietnam was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013 (Photo: VNA)
Quan ho (love duet) singing was inscribed in the UNESCO’s representative list of intangible cultural heritage in September 2009 (Photo: VNA)
Quan ho (love duet) singing was inscribed in the UNESCO’s representative list of intangible cultural heritage in September 2009 (Photo: VNA)
 Nha nhac (Hue’s royal court music) represents the first intangible legacy of Vietnam to have been put on the list of oral and intangible heritage of humanity (Photo: VNA)
Nha nhac (Hue’s royal court music) represents the first intangible legacy of Vietnam to have been put on the list of oral and intangible heritage of humanity (Photo: VNA)
 Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh province was named on the UNESCO World Heritage List of Natural and Cultural Sites (Photo: VNA)
Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh province was named on the UNESCO World Heritage List of Natural and Cultural Sites (Photo: VNA)
Ha Long Bay, World Natural Heritage Site (Photo: VNA)
Ha Long Bay, World Natural Heritage Site (Photo: VNA)
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UNESCO-recognised heritages in Vietnam

Vietnam has so far earned UNESCO recognition for 17 world cultural heritages, ranking first in Southeast Asia.