(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese homepage of Google currently features a group of people playing Don Ca Tai Tu to honour the traditional art genre from Vietnam’s southern region as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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“On December 5 in 2013, UNESCO recognized the art form as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,” Google Doodle wrote.
“Don Ca Tai Tu has been practiced since the late 19th century, and it originates from ceremonial and Hue Royal Court music. Most often practiced in the Southern region, harmonious instruments blend together to create this beautiful melody.”
“Besides a singer, the Don Ca Tai Tu ensemble may include a zither, stork, lute, concave guitar, song loan, flute, pipa, violin, and pliers. With all those instruments, it won’t be surprising to learn that Don Ca Tai Tu is almost always performed as a group,” according to Google Doodle.