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Art of Pottery-making of the Cham People and the Urgent Safeguarding List
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Manage No DI00001355 Country Vietnam Author Duong Thi Anh (Official, Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam) Published Year 2023 Language English Copyright Attach File Preview (ENG)
Description | The Chăm people are one of the fifty-four ethnic groups of Vietnam, with a population of 178,948 as at April 2019. They have a rich variety of cultural heritage elements such as sanctuaries, festivals, and craft villages, including Bàu Trúc village (Phước Dân townlet, Ninh Phước District, Ninh Thuận Province) and Bình Đức Village (Phan Hiệp commune, Bắc Bình District, Bình Thuận Province), which are known for the art of pottery-making. According to a 2018 inventory, Bàu Trúc Village has 731 Chăm households with 3,665 people; in Bình Đức Village there are 355 households with 1,507 people. |
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