via Vietnam Plus, 29 March 2024: Vietnam is set to nominate “Mo Muong” and the “art of Cheo” for inscription into UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage lists, as decided by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha. “Mo Muong,” a folk performance genre deeply rooted in the Muong ethnic community, aims for urgent safeguarding, while “Cheo,” a traditional theatre art widespread in the Red River Delta, seeks inclusion in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Accordingly, “Mo Muong”, a heritage of the provinces of Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, Son La, and Dak Lak together with Hanoi, will be submitted to UNESCO to seek the status of an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
Meanwhile, the “art of Cheo” of the provinces of Thai Binh, Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, and Thai Nguyen, Hanoi, and Hai Phong city will be submitted to seek the inclusion in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
