The Space of Gong culture is recognized as a masterpiece of the humanity, indicating immense significance, especially in the skillful arts of performance. It is also be regarded as the icon of the Central Highlands and its peoples.
In the realm of Vietnam’s musical instruments, the gongs are very well-known for their outstanding value and regarded as the privileged language bridging humanity and the supernatural world. The gongs are made from a mixture of bronze and silver, with some distinctive features. The peoples living in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam possess many sets of gongs, which would be performed differently. A set of gongs consists of two to twenty units.
UNESCO recognized the Space of Gong Culture of Viet Nam as a masterpiece of ''Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity''.
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