On March 12, 2011, at Quoc Hoc Specialized High School (Hue City), the 11th National Casio Maths Contest 2010-2011 in the Central and Central Highlands of Vietnam officially ended. Thua Thien Hue, Ha Tinh, and Da Nang respectively got the first, second, and third team prize. This was an opportunity for students to exchange and study each other. In addition, the contest aimed at encouraging the learning spirit of students, giving continuation education, improving calculator skills in order to serve their learning and working. … [Read more...] about Thua Thien Hue got the first team prize in the National Casio Maths Contest in the Central and Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Space of gong culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnam: Crystallisation of the country’s supernatural spirit
Gongs play important role in the spiritual lives of people, especially people in the Central Highlands, and is also a manifestation of religion and a means to communicate with the "supernatural." It is one of the reasons that the gong culture of the Central Highlands is recognized as a masterpiece of oral and an intangible cultural heritages of humankind by UNESCO. On Mar.28, Mr. Gadi Mgomezulu, Director of the Cultural Heritage Division, talked with a reporter of the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper on issues relating to the space of gong culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Reporter: What is the special features of the space of Vietnam's gong culture compared to other countries in the region that made UNESCO recognize it as an intangible cultural heritage of humankind? Mr. Gadi Mgomezulu: The approving council of UNESCO highly praised the space of gong culture in the Central Highlands - a space that spreads throughout many provinces and where, 17 ethnic groups are living. The … [Read more...] about Space of gong culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnam: Crystallisation of the country’s supernatural spirit
Cypress forest survives in Central Highlands of Vietnam
A vast wild forest of precious trees has been safely preserved since it was discovered in 2006 on the peak of a mountain in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak in Vietnam. pomu" by locals. Pomu is the Vietnamese name for Fujian cypress trees with the scientific name Fokienia hodginsii, a plant producing precious wood. It covers an area of at least 4,000 hectares and is located at an altitude of 1,700 meters on the peak of the Chu Yang Nia Mountain in the Chu Yang Sin National Park in Dak Lak. Pomu is the species of plant that has its roots running both above and below soil. Its trunk is dark red and can reach a height of nearly 20 meters. Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper journalists joined local rangers in walking for the eight hours it takes to reach the peak of Chu Yang Nia, perpetually covered with cloud, fog and pomu. The cold atmosphere produced a snap in the air. It was dark under the thick foliage of trees despite it being 4:00 pm – not long before sunset. A … [Read more...] about Cypress forest survives in Central Highlands of Vietnam
Keeping sea swifts for nests in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
Keeping swifts to produce edible nests as a delicacy is now possible in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, not only in the traditional high cliffs along the coast as usual. Ayun Pa Town in Gia Lai Province is a pioneer of the movement in the central highland locality. Some farmers in the province started keeping swifts in 2010 and now it has over a dozen families with facilities to lure the birds in to make nests. To attract the birds, farmers have built closed houses, with only holes high in the walls acting as entrances for the swifts. The houses are well equipped with different kinds of machines to spray water and create wind and moisture, as well as speakers to emit the singing and cries of the birds to attract them to make nests in those houses. On average, each house has a thousand pairs of swifts to make nests. The birds have transformed Ayun Pa from ‘a fire valley,’ due to its high temperatures, into an ‘attractive land of birds.’ A farmer … [Read more...] about Keeping sea swifts for nests in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
Gong music in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
For a century, national and international scholars and collectors have studied gong music and its concomitant cultural and religious manifestations in the Central Highlands. Their research results, which have been published in Vietnam and abroad, contribute to the growing knowledge of the space of gong culture in the Central Highlands. In comparison with other musical instruments which can be played solo, gongs are always played in orchestra. Each gong has a fixed position in the orchestra and sounds only one musical note. The Jarai and Bahnar possess different gong orchestras. The most important is the cing (five bossed gongs and eight flat gongs) and among Bahnar of 11 gongs (three bossed gongs and eight flat gongs). The cing mhhum orchestra has nine pieces: six flat gongs and three bossed gongs, played during festival when wine is drunk from a jar. The cing trum consists of three bossed gongs and one or two drums. The Ede have gong sets of great renown, usually played in a long … [Read more...] about Gong music in the Central Highlands of Vietnam