Completing the dossier to submit to UNESCO for recognition of 'Dong Ho folk painting craft' as heritage

Recently, the Government Office has issued Notice No. 343/TB-VPCP on the conclusion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the working session with the Standing Committee of Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee. It clearly stated that Bac Ninh - the ancient center of Kinh Bac, is a land of "beautiful customs and traditions", "spiritual land and talented people", rich in historical traditions, education, culture and revolution; with a rich and long-standing culture of thousands of years of history.

Complete the UNESCO-recognized folk painting heritage site, picture 1 — Completing the dossier to submit to UNESCO for recognition of "Dong Ho folk painting craft" as a heritage. Illustrative photo

The Prime Minister requested to strive to build Bac Ninh into a modern, high-tech industrial city by 2030; one of the centers of trade, services, education, human resource training, health care, research, application and development of science and technology, meeting the requirements of a centrally-run city; a driving force for the development of the Northern Key Economic Zone, the Capital Region and the whole country. Vision to 2045, Bac Ninh will be a high-tech industrial city with smart manufacturing.

Notably, regarding a number of recommendations and proposals from the Province, including the completion of the dossier to submit to UNESCO for the inscription of the heritage "Dong Ho folk painting craft" into the List of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to preside over and coordinate with the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO and the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province to urgently review and complete the dossier according to the requirements of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2023 Convention (if any) and register Vietnam's priority dossier for the 2025-2026 review period.

The Prime Minister also requested Bac Ninh to step up the promotion of festival tourism; diversify tourism products (festivals, craft villages, cuisine, etc.); improve the quality of human resources in general and tourism in particular; protect and promote the value of the intangible cultural heritage "Quan Ho folk songs".

Regarding the continued implementation of the two models of the Provincial Public Administration Center and the Provincial Food Safety Management Board, the Prime Minister requested the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province to coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs and relevant ministries and agencies to summarize and evaluate the results of the pilot project of the Provincial Public Administration Center and the Food Safety Management Board, and report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision in November 2023.

Regarding the study and addition of land fund to build a medical complex in Bac Ninh province into the Provincial Planning with a scale of about 200 hectares: Assign the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Planning and Investment to study the Province's recommendations and report to the Prime Minister in September 2023.

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