Every weekend afternoon, Bich Cau Dao Quan historical site in Ha Noi comes alive with the sound of the dan day (Vietnamese three-stringed plucked lute) and wooden clappers accompanying ca tru (a traditional Vietnamese chamber music genre featuring female vocals, instrumental accompaniment and rhythmic clappers). For 18 years, Meritorious Artist Nguyen Thi Van Mai and her husband have run a free ca tru class here, quietly helping preserve the heritage.

Localities nationwide have rolled out measures to preserve and promote cultural heritage while linking it with tourism and economic development as part of effort to implement the Politburo's Resolution No 80-NQ/TW on the development of Vietnamese culture.

From digitising heritage to creating smarter visitor experiences, Hà Tĩnh Province is stepping up the use of technology in culture and tourism, with a goal of completing the sector's digital transformation by 2030.

The strategy aims to support the development of at least 150 'Make in Vietnam' AI products and services and foster 1,000 companies specialising in data technologies and artificial intelligence.

With its millennia-old heritage and growing integration of preservation and innovation, Vạn Phúc silk weaving village is poised to become a distinctive cultural destination, helping promote Hà Nội's sustainable cultural tourism and bring the quintessence of Vietnamese silk weaving closer to domestic and international visitors.