via Vietnam Net, 29 December 2021: Vietnam’s An Giang province is looking to digitise the palm-leaf manuscripts of its ethnic Khmer minorities.
The People’s Committee of the southern province of An Giang has approved a project on preserving and upholding the cultural values of writing on buong (fan palm) leaves of the Khmer ethnic group by 2030.
The project is significant to conserving cultural and intangible cultural heritage in An Giang.
An Giang is a multi-ethnic province, with about 29 ethnic groups, of which there are 4 main ethnic groups: Kinh, Khmer, Hoa and Chăm. The Khmer are mostly concentrated in the two mountainous districts of Tri Ton and Tinh Bien, possessing a treasure of unique and diverse cultural heritage.
