Promote and introduce Vietnamese heritage and culture in virtual reality space

The project "Road to the Kingdom of the Hung Kings in virtual reality" implemented by the UNESCO Office in Vietnam in collaboration with several units will have many activities to preserve, promote and introduce the Vietnamese heritage and culture to a large number of domestic and international tourists; contribute to creating virtual reality tourism products to serve tourists, etc.

Building a map of spiritual destinations for tourists in cyberspace

The project "Road to the Kingdom of the Hung Kings in virtual reality" was officially kicked off on April 10 in Hanoi. This is a special cultural activity on the anniversary of Hung King’s death anniversary on the 10th anniversary of UNESCO's recognition of "Hung King worship in Phu Tho" as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity (2012- 2022).

The project is jointly implemented by the UNESCO Office in Vietnam, the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations, the Vietnam Media Accompanying Business Program (TTV), the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Digital space platform for public health (CCH), Laicity Club Joint Stock Company.

At the launching ceremony of the project, the Organizing Committee said that there will be many activities to return to the origin of the nation's history. In particular, the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will participate in sponsoring research programs on Hung Vuong culture, including Buddhism in the Hung King period. One of the highlights of the project is the special art program "King Hung builds the country" which is broadcast live on An Vien Television; Developing the column "Road to the Kingdom of Hung Kings" on An Vien Television and Buddhist social networking platforms Butta, Laicity.

At the same time, many other activities of the Road to the Kingdom of Hung Kings project in virtual reality will be implemented in cooperation with the Hung Vuong Cultural Research and Development Center to introduce and promote Vietnamese culture, the religious heritage of worshipping Hung Vuong; exploiting cultural heritage in tourism development...; Organized to present Hung King statue to many Vietnamese embassies abroad.

The program "Sacred Roots - Land of Hung Vuong's ancestors" aims to educate the moral tradition "When you drink water, think of the source".

At the same time, many other activities of the Road to the Kingdom of Hung Kings project in virtual reality will be implemented in cooperation with the Hung Vuong Cultural Research and Development Center to introduce and promote Vietnamese culture and heritage of worshipping Hung Vuong; exploiting cultural heritage in tourism development...; Organized to present Hung King statue to many Vietnamese embassies abroad.

According to the Organizing Committee, the project will contribute to promoting the Hung Kings Commemoration Ceremony globally and has a plan to spread and introduce to a large number of Vietnamese communities and international friends the world the Vietnamese people’s culture and beliefs of Hung Kings and the potential strengths of spiritual tourism products in Vietnam. Not only that, the application of cyberspace spreading the traditions of national culture and Vietnamese Buddhist culture will contribute to strengthening religious solidarity, opening a space for dialogue and sharing of mutual understanding between the different countries. religions in the world. Cooperating with many pagodas across the country, gradually deploying the Map of Vietnamese pagodas on Laicity's cyber platform.

Sharing with the reporter of Tourism Magazine, the representative of the Organizing Committee – Mr Nguyen Manh Tung, Standing Deputy General Director of TTV said: “We are embarking on the work of rebuilding the relics of Vietnamese communal houses and pagodas, places where the Hung Kings are worshipped, and relics of historical value in 63 provinces and cities in virtual reality. These items will contribute to helping domestic and international tourists who have not had the opportunity to visit directly visit this virtual reality space. That is, just wearing 3D glasses, visitors can explore landmarks and visit Vietnamese pagodas on the digital space platform, etc."

According to the plan, from now to September 2022, the project will complete the digitization of 3 typical monuments in 3 regions. First, it will be conducted at famous temples with typical historical and cultural values ​​in the North - Central - South regions to carry out this digitization. In Hanoi, the project will be implemented at the Dau pagoda.

Inheriting and promoting the values of the original culture and national medicine

In addition to the project kick-off ceremony, there was also a signing ceremony of strategic cooperation to inherit and promote Vietnamese cultural roots and traditional medicine in community health development.

In order to promote the value of many Southern medicines of the great Zen master Tue Tinh and some physicians with valuable remedies, the units will research and implement the Post-COVID-19 Maintenance program. In particular, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will launch a movement to plant medicinal plants on the premises of pagodas and monasteries and popularize the use of Southern remedies of Zen Master Tu Tinh in charity and social work. community health care.

According to Venerable Thich Duc Thien, Vice President and General Secretary of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the history of Buddhism in Vietnam has shown a profound incarnation spirit. That incarnation spirit has created many generations of Zen masters, as well as great physicians and physicians, to become the patriarchs of traditional Vietnamese medicine. That was the great physician Tue Tinh Zen Master (1330-1400).

People's Doctor, Professor Dr Truong Viet Binh, Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Traditional Medicine Association, Chairman of the Founding Council of the Digital Space Platform for Public Health, said that the coordination, cooperation and development of Launching programs for the community in cyberspace will contribute to inheriting and promoting Vietnamese cultural roots as well as a traditional medicine to preserve and promote the sacred traditional values ​​of Vietnamese people in in the worship of the Hung Kings. This is a profound culture, the principle of drinking water, remembering the source, and the philosophy of gratitude and gratitude of Buddhism. At the same time, promoting the incarnation spirit of Buddhism creates the strength for our nation to always unite, overcome all difficulties and challenges with the spirit of independence, and self-reliance and promote all internal forces to survive.

In the coming time, the units will coordinate to build a project to honour the great Zen Master Tue Tinh as a world cultural celebrity to promote the brand and value of Vietnamese traditional medicine with internationally unique cultural features.

According to Tourism Magazine