On June 24, the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province held a ceremony to announce the Decision to include the traditional handicrafts of An Ngai rice paper and An Nhut banh chung in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The An Ngai rice paper making profession (formerly in An Ngai commune, Long Dien district - now Tam An commune, Long Dat district) is a traditional handicraft for nearly 100 years in the form of passed down from father to son; recognized as a traditional profession since 2013.
Currently, An Ngai rice paper village has more than 130 participating households, with many diverse types of rice paper such as spring rolls, chili rice paper, rice paper, banana rice paper...
The An Nhut banh chung making profession (formerly in An Nhut commune, Long Dien district - now Tam An commune, Long Dat district) appeared around the end of the 17th century - the beginning of the 18th century, from which the traditional craft village was formed, with its own secrets to create a brand in recent years.
Mr. Vu Hong Thuan - Acting Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, commented that recognizing the two traditional occupations as national intangible cultural heritages is a great driving force in preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of the province in general and localities in particular.
Requesting sectors and levels to continue to preserve and promote the two industries, as well as organize reasonable exploitation in tourism to contribute to the sustainable development of the province's tourism.
At the same time, organize promotion, build tours, sightseeing and experience routes, thereby helping households have more income, preserve handicrafts and promote local socio-economic development.
