At a conference on preserving “nha nhac” recently held in Thua Thien-Hue province, Francoise Riviere, UNESCO Deputy Director General for Culture, said that “nha nhac” will continue to benefit from the Convention 2003 for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage which aims to raise the awareness of the heritage importance at provincial, national and international level.

Recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003, a three-year project to preserve “nha nhac” has been carried out since 2005 under the sponsorship of the Japan Trust Fund through UNESCO.