(VOVworld) - A festival honoring the making of ethnic wood sculptures and musical instruments was held in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on Friday.

Playing gongs (Photo: VNA)

The festival is part of the Central Highlands Folk Culture Festival and Culture Tourism Week which is set to be held in Kon Tum until next Wednesday to give an insight into the traditional cultural heritage of the ethnic minorities in the region.

On the same day, an exhibition of traditional items, collected in accordance with the cultural daily lives and costumes of the ethnic minorities, was organised at the provincial museum.

Sideline activities at the exhibition include gong-tuning lessons, musical performances, and the making of handicraft products.