via Vietnam Plus, 20 January 2024: Two sets of ancient lithophones from Khanh Son, dating back 2,500 to 3,000 years and currently housed in the Khanh Hoa Province Museum, have been declared national treasures by Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister.
The collection of 12 stone musical instruments from Khanh Son was discovered by Bo Bo Ren, a member of the Raglai ethnic group in Doc Gao Mountain, Trung Hap commune, Khanh Son district, now To Hap town in Khanh Son district, in 1977.In 1979, information on the Khanh Son lithophones was officially made public, both at home and abroad. Since then, the lithophone has become a source of pride for the Raglai ethnic people living in mountainous areas in Khanh Hoa.There have been dozens of experimental and st
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