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‘Then' singing named national heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traditional ethnic Tay singing known as then was officially recognised on Sunday as an example of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage by representatives from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

National heritage: now and then

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has added then singing and the long tong festival – two typical cultural features of the Tay ethnic minority groups in the north – to the list of national intangible cultural heritage.