Vietnam has so far earned UNESCO recognition for 17 world cultural heritages, ranking first in Southeast Asia.


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Artists perform “Tu phu” ( Four Palaces), re-enacting Vietnam’s traditional religious practice of worshipping mother goddesses which was recognized by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016           
Ca Tru singing, an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists was inscribed on the UNESCO-recognized list of Intangible Cultural Heritage
 Domestic and foreign tourists visit Hoi An Ancient Town, a World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam
The Saint Giong Festival is the only traditional festival in Vietnam recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO
Hue Imperial Citadel was recognized as World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993
 The art of Don ca tai tu music and song in southern Vietnam was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013
Quan ho (love duet) singing was inscribed in the UNESCO’s representative list of intangible cultural heritage in September 2009
Nha nhac (Hue’s royal court music) represents the first intangible legacy of Vietnam to have been put on the list of oral and intangible heritage of humanity 


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