Gong Festival in Gia Lai

Central Highland Gia Lai province will organize an international Gong festival in Pleiku city in the third quarter of this year, the provincial People’s Committee said on February 2. The festival is expected to draw the participation of Gong troupes from 10 countries and territories in Asia along with those from five Central Highland provinces.
The space of Gong culture in Vietnam’s Central Highlands was named in UNESCO’s third list of “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” in November 2005.