(Cinet)- Recently, People’s Committee of Bac Ninh province has approved a project to preserve its signature Dong Ho folk painting in 2014-2020 periods and an orientation of 2030 under co-organization of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Thuan Thanh People’s Committee, and the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies.
Dong Ho painting is a form of woodcut prints originating from Dong Ho village, now Dong Khe hamlet, in Song Ho commune, Thuan Thanh district. Dong Ho painting reflects a wide range of themes, especially good luck wishes, historical figures, and folk allegories. In the past, it was part of the essential decorations in each Vietnamese house during the traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
The project aims to affirm, keep and develop some values of Dong Ho folk paintings. Also, the project helps to increase more awareness of the government and people to protect and develop cultural values of Dong Ho folk paintings. Also, the project introduces the folk painting to the world and fulfills Document to submit the UNESCO to turn into a list of intangible cultural heritage to protect in urgent situation.
Notably, Bac Ninh will compile a dossier seeking for the UNESCO’s recognition of the genre as part of the intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection. The work will be carried out between now and 2016, using 7.8 billion VND (371,400 USD).
From now to 2016, the province will spend 2.1 billion VND (100,000 USD) on reviving and developing this type of paintings, which is among the northern locality’s finest properties.
In the short term, the province will make an in-depth study of the genre’s values, examine its current state, and forecast risks of oblivion, thus creating a database for the dossier.
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