Country Summary for VIET NAM

Cultural Heritage — intangible and tangible cultural heritage. It comprises intellectual and material products with historical, cultural and scientific value that are passed on from generation to generation in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. (LCH, § 1)

Intangible Cultural Heritage­­­­­ — spiritual products associated with related communities, individuals, objects and cultural spaces, which are of historical, cultural or scientific value, express the identity of communities, are constantly recreated and transmitted from generation to generation orally, through craft teaching, performing arts or in other forms. (LCH, § 1(1))

Tangible Cultural Heritage — material products with historical, cultural or scientific value, including historical-cultural sites, relics, antiquities, and national treasures. (2010 Decree, § 2(2))