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Exhibition
opens in France on Vietnam’s culture
 An
exhibition highlighting Vietnam’s cultural heritage opened
at the Vietnamese Culture Centre in France on April 27.
Former President of the Senate of France Christian Poncelet,
Vietnamese Ambassador in France Le Kinh Tai, Vietnamese
Ambassador in UNESCO Van Nghia Dung and representatives from
the Vietnam Department of Cultural Heritage, the Society of
Vietnamese Expatriates in France and the Society of
Vietnamese Students in France attended the event’s opening
ceremony.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Tai said the exhibit is a
chance for visitors to discover Vietnam’s abundant cultural
heritage and become more aware of Vietnam’s efforts in
preserving and developing it.
The Ambassador stressed that Vietnam has a 1,000-year old
culture which is a combination of local traditions and
foreign cultural quintessence. The cultural identities of
Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minority groups are on display at more
than 120 museums and nearly 40,000 historic and cultural
relic sites across the country, said the Ambassador.
The country’s abundant and diverse culture was recognised by
UNESCO, he said, referring to world cultural assets in
Vietnam such as Hue Ancient Capital, My Son Sanctuary, Hoi
An Old Quarter, Hue Royal Court, Bac Ninh Duet Songs.
The Ambassador did not forget to mention the presence of
French culture at historic edifices in Vietnam, namely the
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City opera houses.
For his part, Poncelet highlighted the characteristics of
Vietnam’s cultural heritage and pointed out that France and
Vietnam share many similarities in culture.
It is these similarities that create a special affection for
Vietnam among many French people, Poncelet said, urging the
two nations to boost bilateral relations in all fields in
the coming time.
The exhibition was jointly held by the Department of
Cultural Heritage and the Vietnam Culture Centre in France
on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the liberation of
southern Vietnam and national reunification.
The exhibition will close on May 20.
Source: VNA
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