Over 205 billion VND has been spent on protecting and promoting the value of the Cham people's pottery art heritage.

The project targets the community, state agencies, and organizations involved in the management, protection, and promotion of the intangible cultural heritage "Cham Pottery Making Art". The project's implementation area is Bau Truc village and Village 12 (Ninh Phuoc commune), where the Cham people practice pottery making. The project aims to remove the intangible cultural heritage "Cham Pottery Making Art" from the list of those in need of urgent protection by 2026; establish product quality standards and register the "Cham Pottery" trademark for Bau Truc Cham pottery products by 2027; complete the planning for the protection of the Bau Truc pottery village cultural space and the planning for a community-based tourism model for the Bau Truc pottery village; and from 2028 to 2030 and beyond, work towards the inscription of "Cham Pottery Making Art" as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

According to estimates, the total cost of implementing the project is over 205 billion VND, to build infrastructure, protect and promote the value of cultural heritage; transmit knowledge, train, and develop the market for Cham pottery… Of this, approximately 163.5 billion VND will come from the central and local budgets, with the remainder mobilized through social contributions from domestic and international organizations.

Artisans from Bau Truc pottery village demonstrate the unique pottery-making techniques of the Cham people within the grounds of the Po Nagar Cham Towers, a special national historical site.

Pottery making has been closely intertwined with the economic life and socio-cultural life of the Cham people of Bau Truc village for generations. Despite the ups and downs of history, the Cham people of Bau Truc have never abandoned their craft. At the end of 2022, "The Art of Cham Pottery Making" was inscribed by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection. Implementing the Project for the Management, Protection, and Promotion of the Intangible Cultural Heritage "The Art of Cham Pottery Making" for the period 2025-2028 and beyond is necessary and urgent to preserve this cultural heritage.

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/tin-top/202512/hon-205-ty-dong-thuc-hien-bao-ve-va-phat-huy-gia-tri-di-san-nghe-thuat-lam-gom-cua-nguoi-cham-6936279/