Eo culture in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to highlight its
unique cultural characteristics, according to the Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism (MoCST).
As part of the project, from September 19-29, the film group will shoot
scenes in Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Nam and An Giang provinces where the
Oc Eo culture is found. The Japanese funded film will be approved by the
MoCST before it is shown in Japan.
Discovered by a
French scholar Louis Malleret and made public in 1944, the Oc Eo culture
grew and developed in the southern delta, largely in An Giang, from the
first to the sixth century AD.
In addition to An
Giang, the scientists have discovered over 100 sites belonging to Oc Eo
culture across the Mekong Delta provinces and parts of the south-eastern
region with more than 50,000 artefacts made from various materials such
as terra-cotta, stone, agate and metal.
The most common is ceramics, reflecting the cultural identity and origin of the culture.
Vietnam is currently proposing UNESCO recognise the ancient Oc Eo culture as a cultural heritage./.
