The 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took place in New Delhi, India from 8-13 December 2025.
This session will consider and decide on the inscription of intangible cultural heritage records on UNESCO lists, including the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
There have been 68 nomination dossiers submitted by 78 countries around the world to UNESCO. Among them, the dossier nominating the Vietnamese Dong Ho folk painting heritage as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection will be considered at this 20th session.
The craft of making Dong Ho folk wood carvings has been created and developed by the Dong Ho village community in Bac Ninh province for hundreds of years.
With completely natural materials, Dong Ho folk paintings bear a strong traditional cultural imprint with cheerful, innocent images and contain dreams of a prosperous and happy life.
Over the years, Bac Ninh province has had many programs and actions to preserve, maintain and promote this unique traditional folk art form. The province focuses on training the next generation of young artisans, encouraging and supporting artisans to innovate the painting genre, and at the same time promoting the image of Dong Ho paintings.
In 2023, Bac Ninh province inaugurated and put into operation the Dong Ho Folk Painting Conservation Center; organized free tours to help visitors have in-depth experiences with the Dong Ho painting space.
At domestic and international cultural exhibitions and events, the experience of making Dong Ho paintings is always a highlight connecting tourists and international friends with this unique folk art form of Vietnam.
However, the craft of making Dong Ho folk paintings faces many challenges and is at risk of disappearing, as most of the people making paintings have switched to making votive offerings. Currently, in Dong Ho village, there are only 3 artisan families still engaged in the craft of making paintings.
Source: https://congluan.vn/unesco-xem-xet-ho-so-tranh-dong-ho-cua-viet-nam-10321795.html
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