Cultural Preservation of Central Highlands in the Context of International Integration

Abstract

Central Highlands holds an important strategic location in the economic, cultural and social development of Vietnam. It is not only a natural corridor with Southern Laos, Northeast Cambodia and Central Coast Vietnam, but also a land that preserves special cultural values of various ethnic minorities. Developing a comprehensive policy for the Central Highlands that solves a number of issues and objectives including narrowing the development gap with other regions, improving living standards while preserving traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities are regular issues to be put on the table of policy makers and administrators. The paper clarifies some achievements in preserving traditional culture of the Central Highlands. On the other hand, it also indicates some current challenges as well as recommendations for preservation and promotion of traditional culture of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands in the coming time.