In recent years, the preservation and promotion of national cultural identity has been paid much attention by committees, agencies and citizens. Since Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), international cultural exchanges have been further promoted. We have the opportunity to approach many cultures in the worlds and in this way to enrich the national culture. However, we are also influenced by the negative effects of the integration process. The dark side of the market mechanism, materialistic lifestyles and debauched cultural productions could sabotage the good cultural values of the nation. Therefore, over the past years, committees and agencies and people of all walks of life have paid much attention to the preservation and promotion of cultural identity. The movement to unite all people to build cultural life has been promoted nationwide to build more cultural villages, quarters and agencies and promote the unique traits of our national culture. The culture, sports and … [Read more...] about Preserving and promoting national cultural identity during international integration
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Approving for list of 27 members of Council for National Cultural Heritage
Illustrative image (Cinet)- The Prime Minister promulgated Decision No.621/QĐ-TTg about approving for list of 27 members of the National Cultural Heritage in 2015-2019 periods.Accordingly, professor and doctorate Luu Tran Tieu, president of Vietnam Cultural Heritage in 2015-2019 periods as president of the Council; Professor, Doctorate Vu Minh Giang, president of the Council of History, Archaeology, Ethnicity as vice-president of the Council and 25 members.According to Decision No.1569/QĐ- TTg on August 19, 2010 of the Prime Minster about Regulation of the Council of National Cultural Heritage, the Council is a consultant agency of the Prime Minister about some important issues about protecting and developing some cultural heritage values; some proposals about approach, strategy, policy about protecting and developing some cultural heritage values; ranking special national relics; recognizing national treasures; establishing the national museum and professional … [Read more...] about Approving for list of 27 members of Council for National Cultural Heritage
The Man Who Preserves National Culture
While the genres of national theatre are fading due to the prevalence of the contemporary arts, people still respect an old man who has a passion for and is devoted to ancient Tuong (classical drama), an art on the verge of falling into oblivion. It is Professor Hoang Chuong, a leading expert in Vietnamese Tuong . TuongTuong I became familiar with Prof. Hoang Chuong in the last years of the 1990s when he held the post of Director of Vietnam Institute of Theatre. He used to attend the discussions or seminars on renewing the traditional theatre, where he talked passionately about the art of Tuong, especially the ancient Tuong. More than ten years have passed, but his passion for the Tuong art remains unchanged. Talking with us for a while, he stood up to apply a fake beard, used for Tuong performance, to his face and began to perform the extract of Truong Phi getting drunk. Seeing his glaring eyes, his hands stroking the beard and his furious voice while playing the role of the … [Read more...] about The Man Who Preserves National Culture
Maintaining the national cultural character in music
(Cinet)- “Talking about the current music culture, I feel quite alarming. Many widespread music programs are annually performed on mass media, however, all things people remember are only a few…”, said Tran Ngoc Ha journalist, Law Newspaper on culture in the Vietnam music life at present. To tell the truth, music is turned into a means to help the rich develop their brand names. Sponsors can distort a music program under their ideas. Singers and musicians also have to obey these principles which are sometimes non-artistic. Musicians (mainly young musicians) compose songs in line with the public’s trivial taste as long as more people and more money are better and better. A number of people engrossed in their composition are a few. To build a music culture, we must work more and more. First, we have to start from “training” phase for both musicians and music lovers. More importantly, we also must persist in combating the … [Read more...] about Maintaining the national cultural character in music
Ninh Binh city to become national culture-historical and tourism centre
Cinet)- The upgrading of Ninh Binh city to the second grade creates more favourable conditions for the city to develop into a cultural-historical and tourism centre of the Red River Delta. … [Read more...] about Ninh Binh city to become national culture-historical and tourism centre