In 2024, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognized the traditional brocade weaving craft of the S’tieng people in Binh Phuoc province (now part of Dong Nai) as the national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: VNA)
A re-enactment of the communal friend-making ceremony of the S’tieng and M’nong ethnic groups at the S'tieng Ethnic Culture Preservation Area in Bom Bo Hamlet, Dong Nai province. (Photo: VNA)
A gong performance at the S'tieng Ethnic Culture Preservation Area in Bom Bo Hamlet, Dong Nai province. (Photo: VNA)
Com lam (Steamed sticky rice in bamboo tubes) is a traditional dish that reflects the unique culinary identity of the S’tieng people. (Photo: VNA)
Tourists watch a lithophone performance at the S'tieng Ethnic Culture Preservation Area in Bom Bo Hamlet, Dong Nai province. (Photo: VNA)
Ms. Dieu Thi Xia from Bom Bo commune, Dong Nai province, prepares can wine and demonstrates the process to local residents. (Photo: VNA)
Preserving and promoting intangible cultural heritage in Dong Nai
With its diverse ethnic communities and rich cultural traditions, Dong Nai province is often described as a “miniature Southeastern Vietnam.” The province is home to a wealth of indigenous knowledge embedded in local social and community life. From village organisation, customary laws, and the role of village elders to community regulations and a vast trove of beliefs, rituals, festivals, and folk arts, these elements have formed a distinctive body of intangible cultural heritage that shapes Dong Nai’s unique identity.
