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Vietnam’s largest book collection
makes debut
A collection on epics of ethnic
groups in the Central Highlands made
its debut in Ho Chi Minh City on
March 17.
The collection is recognised as the
largest on the epics of ethnic
groups in the Central Highlands (Tay
Nguyen) by the Vietnam Guinness Book
Centre.
It comprises 75 works, including 30
of the Ba Na ethnic group, 26 of the
Mo Nong, 10 of the E De, four of the
Xo dang, three of the Ra Glai and
two of the Cham.
It is the result of a VND 17 billion
(nearly USD 1 million) project
carried out by the Vietnam Institute
for Social Sciences from 2001.
The collection is composed of 62
volumes with some 60,400 pages
printed bilingually in Vietnamese
and various ethnic languages.
The Tay Nguyen Epics are on the
nomination list for UNESCO
recognition as part of the oral and
intangible cultural heritage of
humanity.
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