Gong culture to be revived at first international Gong festival

      The first international Gong festival will be held in Gia Lai Province and will gather Gong cultural features of not only Vietnamese people, but also peoples from regional countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos and Cambodia.
There will be a large number of cultural and art activities that will take place at the festival, including performances featuring the legend of holy sword and praying for rain, New Year Festivities, and traditional worshipping rituals, Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee and the organising board stated at a recent news conference.
Although the event is held during the economic recession, it still has received much domestic and international support and attention.
Also, the organising board said, they will try to restore lost and missing pieces of the valuable, intangible, and unwritten Gong cultural heritage that was recognised by UNESCO.
The festival can also be seen as a good chance for local authorities and tourism businesses to promote and attract tourists to the Central Highlands highlighting various famous landmarks with their own and unique tangible and intangible cultural heritages.