Announcement of the Decision on Ngoc Linh ginseng in Tu Mo Rong district and Dak Glei district, Kon Tum province as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage

On the afternoon of June 9, in Tu Mo Rong district (Kon Tum), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to announce Decision No. 1656 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on including the Folk Knowledge of Ngoc Linh Ginseng in Tu Mo Rong district and Dak Glei district, Kon Tum province in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong presented the Decision to Tu Mo Rong district and Dak Glei district.

Attending the ceremony were: Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Kon Tum Provincial People's Council Duong Van Trang; Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong and leaders of the Kon Tum Provincial People's Council and People's Committee.

Tu Mo Rong and Dak Glei districts (Kon Tum) currently have more than 3,000 hectares of Ngoc Linh ginseng and thousands of households are preserving this precious ginseng variety. Folk knowledge about Ngoc Linh ginseng is a valuable knowledge system formed and passed down for generations in the local ethnic minority community.

This knowledge system includes all the knowledge about how to identify ginseng and the land where ginseng can be grown, the techniques of breeding, caring for, harvesting ginseng, and using ginseng in treating and restoring health. Along with that are the customs, practices, and spiritual rituals associated with the forest and ginseng, the elements that make up the unique and sacred identity of Ngoc Linh land.

Delegates attending the ceremony

The recognition of Ngoc Linh ginseng in Tu Mo Rong and Dak Glei districts as a national intangible cultural heritage will enhance the value of Ngoc Linh ginseng not only as a precious medicinal herb, but also as a cultural resource, creating economic value and unique identity for the locality.

This title also becomes an important foundation for local people to develop community tourism and eco-tourism. This is a new direction for people living at the foot of Ngoc Linh mountain to increase their income, contribute to heritage conservation and forest protection.

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