Cor people in Quang Ngai still preserve a heritage of rich and diverse folk songs with their own nuances, which are performed in several occasions such as traditional festivals, ritual and even daily life.
Let's join us to explore rock sugar production in Ba La-Van Tuong village in the past, now Village 2 of Nghia Dung commune, Quang Ngai city which is considered the land of famous specialty sugar such as rock sugar, lung-shaped sugar, bowl sugar, sugar tablets.
Bai Choi is a popular game and performance in Central Vietnam which could be found in 11 provinces/cities in the Central from Quang Binh to Binh Thuan.
In Quang Ngai province, bronze casting was once considerably popular in the 17th -19th century. Notably, Chu Tuong bronze casting (Mo Duc district) was the most well-known for its sophistication.
My Thien village, Binh Son district was long famous for pottery making. Pottery products of My Thien is very unique because it reflects a mixture of Viet-Champa ceramic cultures as the masters are from the North.
Whale worship has been considered as an important cultural heritage, especially of people living in coastal areas. With a coastline of 130km, Whale Worship festival has become a major event of the large fishermen community in Quang Ngai province.
Famous Truong Ba Temple festival (Goddess Worshiping) annually held from 15th to 17th of the fourth lunar month attracts hundreds of attendants across the province. The festival itself shows bold cultural interference between Cham, Hoa, Cor, Viet people.
During five days of Tet, thousands of people on Ly Son island seem to do or talk nothing rather than boat racing. This explains how meaningful this event is to them.