Bai choi

Bài chòi
Two old ladies playing Bài chòi
OriginVietnamese
Alternative nameBài tới
Players9-11 huts
Cards33
DeckMoney-suited cards set
PlaySimultaneous
ChanceHigh
Hut to play Bài chòi

Bài Chòi (aka Bài tới in Huế) is a combination of arts in Central Vietnam including music, poetry, acting, painting and literature,[1][2] providing recreation, entertainment and socialising within village communities.[3] It was inscribed on the UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2017.[1][4] Bài Chòi was recognised as Vietnam's national intangible cultural heritage during 2014-2016 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[5]

Bài Chòi games and performances involve a card game similar to bingo, played with songs and music performed by Hieu artists, during the Tết Nguyên Đán.[6][7] In Hội An, Quang Nam, Bai Choi singing classes have been opened for secondary school students.[8]

The bài chòi culture has also been introduced in Japan and in Germany.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b "The art of Bài Chòi in Central Viet Nam". UNESCO.
  2. ^ "Bài Chòi - Trò chơi dân gian trở thành Di sản Văn hóa". Google Arts & Culture (in Vietnamese). Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bài chòi singing gains country's 10th UNESCO intangible heritage recognition". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Vietnam's Bai Choi art recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity". Tuoi Tre News. May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Quang Nam welcomes UNESCO status for Bai Choi singing". VOV.VN. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Central Vietnam Festival Bài Chòi Recognized as UNESCO Intangible Heritage | Saigoneer". www.saigoneer.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "The recognition of Bai Choi as an intangible cultural heritage". quangnamnews.vn. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "UNESCO status for Bai Choi singing: An honour and responsibility to uphold ancestral treasure". Nhan Dan Online. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bài chòi Hội An được yêu thích tại Nhật Bản". Hội An Di Sản Văn hóa thế giới (in Vietnamese). May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Bài chòi không chỉ có ở Hội An". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.