The space of gong culture in the Vietnam Highlands ( vi, Không gian văn hóa Cồng Chiêng Tây Nguyên) is a region in Central

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

that is home to cultures that value

gong A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...

s. It spreads in the

Tây Nguyên Central Highlands ( vi, Cao nguyên Trung phần), Western Highlands ( vi, Tây Nguyên) or Midland Highlands ( vi, Cao nguyên Trung bộ) is one of the regions of Vietnam. It contains the provinces of Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, K ...

(Central Highlands) provinces of

Kon Tum Kon Tum is the capital city of Kon Tum Province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia. History After the People's Army of Vietnam invaded South Vietnam on March 30, 1 ...

, Gia Lai, Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, and Lâm Đồng. The

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

recognized it as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity on November 25, 2005. The gong culture sees gongs as a privileged connection between men and the supernatural, where each gong houses a

deity A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greate ...

whose power corresponds to the gong's age. It has been strongly affected by economic and social transformations that disrupted the traditional transfer of knowledge and stripped the gongs of their spiritual significance.

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UNESCO recognizes space of GongOfficial website of Central Highland's Gong Culture Festival
Culture of Vietnamese Central-Highlands Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity Vietnamese music Gongs Kon Tum province Gia Lai province Đắk Lắk province Đắk Nông province Lâm Đồng province {{Vietnam-stub