Dak Son lithophone announced as a National Treasure

On the morning of September 12, Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee held a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's decision to recognize Dak Son lithophone as a National Treasure.

Lam Dong Province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the Dak Son lithophone set was discovered by accident underground when people were digging holes to plant pepper, at a depth of 50 to 90 cm, in 2014 in Dak Sak commune, Lam Dong province (formerly Nam Xuan commune, Krong No district, Dak Nong province).

Dak Son lithophone consists of 16 bars, of which 11 are intact.

Dak Son lithophone consists of 16 bars, of which 11 are intact, 5 bars are broken in half or in three, but can still be attached and pieced together in their original form and are qualified to study the type of crafting technique.

Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee announced the Prime Minister's decision to recognize the Dak Son Lithophone as a national treasure.

Accordingly, the average length of the bars is 57.6cm, the average width is 12.4cm, the average thickness of the bars is 3cm, the average weight is 3.94kg, the sound frequency fluctuates greatly, the lowest is 191.9Hz, the highest is 4,500Hz.

Dak Son lithophone collection has special historical and cultural value, is of indigenous origin, and was produced locally in the prehistoric Central Highlands.

On this occasion, Lam Dong province announced the decision of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism on ranking the C3-C4 Caves, part of the Krong No volcanic cave system (formerly Dak Nong province), as a national relic site.

This is part of the longest volcanic cave system in Southeast Asia, with unique geological structure and high research value, formed from the eruption of Chu B'luk volcano about 600,000-200,000 years ago.

In addition, the Tam Blang M'prang Bon festival (tree planting ceremony) of the M'nong people is also listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

DOAN KIEN

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/cong-bo-dan-da-dak-son-la-bao-vat-quoc-gia-post812702.html