VHO - In Binh Dinh province, the International Scientific Conference "Protecting and promoting intangible cultural heritage and Binh Dinh traditional martial arts" took place.
On the morning of January 5, in Binh Dinh province, an international scientific conference on “Protecting and promoting intangible cultural heritage and traditional martial arts of Binh Dinh” took place. The conference was organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Dinh in coordination with the Institute of Cultural Studies (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences). Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong attended and delivered the opening speech at the conference.
Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Deputy Minister Hoang Dao Cuong affirmed that Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts, with its historical, cultural and philosophical depth, is one of the intangible heritages that need to be identified, protected and promoted.
Traditional martial arts of Binh Dinh are not only a martial art, but also the crystallization of the martial spirit, self-reliance and noble culture of the Vietnamese people. The martial arts forms, martial arts techniques, martial arts medicine and martial arts are passed down from generation to generation, deeply expressing the identity of the land and people of Binh Dinh.
The Deputy Minister said that the Workshop is an opportunity for international and domestic scientists to identify the value of intangible cultural heritage in general, Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts in particular, and to complete the dossier of Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts to submit to UNESCO for inclusion in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
“Building a martial arts dossier to submit to UNESCO for recognition is a national task, not only aiming to protect heritage for current and future generations, but also an opportunity to introduce the quintessence of Vietnamese culture to the world, affirming the position of Binh Dinh in particular and Vietnam in general on the global cultural heritage map”, Deputy Minister Hoang Dao Cuong emphasized and said that building a dossier to register Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity will bring great pride, and at the same time put on our shoulders the responsibility to protect and promote the heritage in a sustainable manner. As a cultural management agency, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will closely coordinate with authorities at all levels, subject communities, and domestic and foreign experts to carry out this important task.
Deputy Minister Hoang Dao Cuong also believes that, with the presence of scientists, martial artists and the heritage practice community at today's Workshop, we will have practical contributions, both in theory and practice, to the construction and completion of the dossier submitted to UNESCO, for the orientations to protect and promote the value of Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts, opening up opportunities for international cooperation, cultural exchange and extensive promotion of traditional martial arts heritage.
Speaking at the Workshop, Permanent Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Thanh shared that, being aware of the importance of the cultural values of Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts, the government and people of Binh Dinh have always cherished, preserved and maintained these cultural values. Binh Dinh Province has issued and implemented the Project on Preserving and Promoting Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts.
Accordingly, it has supported funding to maintain, transmit and develop typical martial arts schools and martial arts clubs. At the same time, it has compiled and introduced traditional martial arts into teaching in schools, creating conditions for the development of mass physical education and sports, thereby searching for and discovering young talents to promptly nurture, train and bring them into provincial teams.
In addition, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has directed the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate with relevant sectors to conduct surveys and collect martial arts exercises, weapons, and portraits of late martial arts masters and outstanding martial arts masters at martial arts schools in and outside the province; successfully organized 8 International Festivals of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts, making an important contribution to the work of preserving, promoting and introducing traditional martial arts to a wide audience at home and abroad.
To minimize the risk of heritage being lost, ensure the vitality of the heritage for the present, the future and for the sustainable development of Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts, the Standing Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee expressed that today's workshop is a very important basis for Binh Dinh province to complete the scientific dossier "Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts" to submit to UNESCO for inclusion in the list of representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
The workshop is also an important academic forum for domestic and foreign experts and scientists to clarify scientific issues on traditional martial arts and other scientific issues related to traditional martial arts from the perspective of intangible cultural heritage. With the ultimate goal of protecting and promoting the value of traditional martial arts heritage in general and Binh Dinh traditional martial arts in particular from the perspective of intangible cultural heritage; aiming to mobilize the active participation of the heritage practicing community, minimizing the risk of heritage being lost.
The workshop gathered opinions from experts and researchers on intangible cultural heritage to complete the dossier on Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts to submit to UNESCO for consideration of inclusion in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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