Gia Lai Province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands is marking Lunar New Year with vibrant traditions upheld by northern ethnic minority communities who migrated south decades ago.
Phú Thiện commune in Gia Lai is home to four Meritorious Artisans from ethnic minority groups, all of whom have devoted their lives to safeguarding forms of intangible cultural heritage, rituals, music, weaving and traditional crafts, that still shape daily life in the Central Highlands.
Gia Lai province’s traditional brocade weaving is gaining new commercial momentum as Bahnar and Jrai artisans transform heritage craft into certified market products under Vietnam’s One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme.
The annual spring harvest of teng leng flowers and young leaves continues to sustain the culinary heritage of the Jrai people in Gia Lai province, where villagers gather the wild plant each year from January to mid-March.
In the highlands of Kim Son commune, the rhythmic sounds of gongs and traditional Bahnar instruments, such as the preng (monochord), klía (bamboo flute), and pră (two-stringed instrument), continue to echo through community gatherings and festivals, preserving centuries-old musical heritage.
(GLO) – Ninh Văn Dậu, a literature teacher at Đinh Tiên Hoàng High School, is affectionately called “father” by his students. For nearly 20 years, he has not only taught them academics but has also extended a helping hand to disadvantaged students.
(GLO) – Authorities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands have officially adjusted the protected areas of the Plei Ơi National Historical and Cultural Site to strengthen conservation and support tourism development.
(GLO) – Every afternoon in Kươk village, the sound of gongs reverberates through the forests. What makes the performance remarkable is not the presence of seasoned artisans, but the determined rhythm of Bahnar children, their schoolbooks and fieldwork set aside for the music.
