A gong performance in Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province.
The local Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism hold performances every Saturday at the Dai Doan Ket Square in Pleiku City.
Some 40 artists from the ethnic Ba Na and J'rai groups who wear their traditional costumes dance and play the gongs outdoors under big trees.
There are also performances featuring other traditional musical instruments along with folk singing.
An artist, Tran Thi Bich Ngoc, said that the group, including both adults and children, has been practising a lot to serve visitors during weekend shows.
"These shows have been held for several months, and we're all very eager to participate and introduce our cultures to visitors," Ngoc said. "This is also a good initiative to preserve and promote the traditional values of our groups. And we're delighted to receive support and compliments from the audience."
Ngoc added that besides performing, artists interact with the audience and answer their questions about their traditions and cultures.
"We'd love to see visitors' enthusiasm to learn about our cultures," she said.
Gong performance is an art closely connected to the cultural history of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands region.
In 2005, UNESCO recognised the Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Three years later, UNESCO added the Space of Gong Culture in Central Highlands to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.