The Khen is a musical instrument and also a dance prop, playing an important role in the daily life of the Mong people. The Khen Art of the Hmong is expressed in the art of making and performing Khen. The Khen is painstakingly crafted and taught by Mong men themselves. To make a good Khen, the basic materials needed are: Po Mu wood, goat bamboo, wild peach tree bark, copper leaves, silver, tobacco or tobacco leaves, tangled hair, cicada shell, lard, bamboo tubes, and reed sticks. The Khen is made with crafting tools, including: knives, awls, anvils, hammers, stoves; razor blades, razor blades with two ends; grinding stones; bronze casting tools... going through many stages: selecting materials, chiseling, chiseling, drilling, grinding... with their own secret. The components of a Khen (Khềnh) include: The body of the Khen; the gourd; the tail of the Khen; The Khen tube; the Khen lam; the Khen hole; the Khen belt and the Khen blowing hole. The Khen is divided into 3 parts: the Khen body, the Khen tube, the Khen belt. The Khen tube: consists of 6 tubes, made from goat bamboo that is boiled to prevent cracking, then dried in the sun or hung in the kitchen to dry. Casting bronze to make the Khen lam is the most important and difficult step. The Khen sound has become a message for the Mong people to convey, to express their thoughts and aspirations. The Khen dancers with a hunched body and various postures such as turning, jumping, playing with the Khen, rolling sideways, rolling on their backs, squatting, walking forward, walking backward to the melody but the Khen sound is still continuous... The Khen dance is not only performed by one person but by four or more people, dancing together with very even and strong kicks to suit the Khen rhythm. The language of improvisational dance is imbued with the cultural identity of the Mong people, and is used in local cultural and artistic activities. The Khen dance of the Hmong is also a manifestation of Shamanism - a popular belief among the Mong people. The Khen Art shows the ingenuity and talent of the Mong men, and is imbued with the identity of the Mong people in Moc Chau - Son La. The Khen Art of the Hmong is a unique cultural heritage, of great importance and significance in community life, and deserves to be recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

For centuries, many great master carpenters of Bhutan have displayed their skills to produce distinctive architectural designs that had come to be our heritage in wood work or shingzo. Woodwork continues to be a dominant part of most construction works. For structures that require wood, master carpenters are called upon to employ their knowledge and skills and to engineer the entire works without any blue print. The achievements of our master carpenters are evident in the dzongs, temples and monasteries, palaces, houses and bridges. The dzongs are widely appreciated by their architectural marvels. Trulpai Zowo Balep is respected and revered as a legendary artisan, for his contribution in the construction of Punakha Dzong in 1637. A long thread called thig containing dissolved red soil; a pendulum (chongdo) and a wooden lopon are essential possessions of a carpenter as are other tools. Bhutanese master carpenters rely on their knowledge and experience, and are expert in the joining wood without using metal nails. Each structural part like pillars, doors, beams, window frames, and roof girders are fitted separately on the ground. These elements are then joined together using thick wooden pegs. Logs with ledges serve as staircases. Roofs are also made of wooden shingles, weight down in their places by boulders. Items for daily use: Skills in wood work are also employed in making tools and essential items as listed below: •\t Wooden printing blocks, altars and plates for making offerings in the household, drums (nga) and masks of different types; •\t Cups, scabbards, handles for knives and swords and boxes of different types; •\t Musical instruments like guitar and drums, •\t Various decorative items likethe dragons, eight lucky signs and other decorative items. •\t Sports items lime darts (khuru) and targets (bha), •\t Wooden phalluses of different sizes.

The heritage originates from Bình Định - a place famous for traditional martial arts and famous historical figure King Quang Trung in the resistance war against foreign invaders. Binh Dinh traditional martial arts has many sects covering all provinces and cities across the country. This heritage has also been introduced abroad. Its practice became popular as a sport in many countries. Vo Bình Định has a high performance and combat ability, expressed in the forms of movement with bare hands, sticks, swords and spears, great knives, axes and shields. The combination of hand and stone techniques makes it a delicate, unique art form. The typical forms of Bình Định martial arts include Ngoc Tran Phap, Bach Dieu Thao Phap, Quyen Tu Hai, Thao Truc Chi, etc. Although it used to be a tool to fight foreign invaders, the people who do traditional martial arts in Bình Định always uphold the spirit of sport and its benefits to the lives of Vietnamese people.