The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed
localities and organizations to collect ideas from experts and
relevant agencies to make a list of 12 intangible cultural
heritages to submit to UNESCO in the 2012-2016 period This
activity aims to preserve, promote and glorify values of
cultural heritage at the international level, contributing to
popularizing the national image and attracting tourists. The
Prime Minister permitted the making of 12 proposals to submit to
UNESCO. They are the oral art of the Central Highland epics,
water puppetry in the northern river delta, singing art in the
central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh, the art of pottery
making by Cham ethnic people, the art of dance of Thai ethnic
people in Vietnam, the art of making Dong Ho folklore painting,
and several arts of ethnic groups in Vietnam.(Source: CPV)