07:10, 08/10/2018

Publications on Khanh Hoa's culture

Khanh Hoa Province's cultural sector in recent times has made some publications about the typical cultural characteristics of Khanh Hoa and its people. These products are expected to introduce and promote Khanh Hoa's culture to more people in and outside Vietnam. 
 

Khanh Hoa Province’s cultural sector in recent times has made some publications about the typical cultural characteristics of Khanh Hoa and its people. These products are expected to introduce and promote Khanh Hoa’s culture to more people in and outside Vietnam. 
 
Recently, Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Culture and Sports in association with Khanh Hoa Radio and Television Station launched a DVD documentary about the culture of Khanh Hoa with English subtitle. The DVD introduces to the viewers many images and outstanding cultural characteristics of Khanh Hoa with quite good quality.
 
In 2017, the provincial Cultural and Sports Department of Khanh Hoa issued a DVD on the province’s culture and books on the Whale Worshipping Ceremony and Bài Chòi art form. The investment on the quality of these publications has helped to raise the interest of viewers. Such products have effectively contributed to the introduction, preservation and promotion of the typical intangible cultural heritages over the province.

 

Recent publications on Khanh Hoa’s culture
Recent publications on Khanh Hoa’s culture
 
Tran Dinh Dung, Director of Khanh Hoa Monument Preservation Center, said in a statement that this unit has always paid attention on collecting and researching the values of intangible culture to serve the interest of the people who want to know more about Khanh Hoa’s culture. The publications issued by the center since 2016 include two books about the Holy Goddess Am Chua, one book about the Whale Worshipping Ceremony in Khanh Hoa; one music CD for the dance performed in the Mother Goddesses Worshipping Ceremony at Nha Trang Ponagar Temple (2016); one book titled Khanh Hoa’s Monuments and Landscape: historical and cultural perspective.
 
Reportedly, Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Culture and Sports under the instruction of the provincial People’s Committee will publish another publication about the history and cultural characteristics of Khanh Hoa to offer to the domestic and international delegations visiting Khanh Hoa. 600 copies of this publication are slated to be published in 2019 in bilingual (Vietnamese and English) version.
 
 
Giang Đinh
Translated by H.N