From the experience of some asian countries in protecting intangible cultural heritage to the protection of the cai luong theater in ho chi minh city

Cai Luong Theater is one of Vietnam's outstanding intangible cultural heritage. In the past, Cai Luong's footprints were all over Vietnam. Especially in Ho Chi Minh City, there were once more than 50 Cai Luong troupes performing together, attracting millions of spectators. However, in recent years, this type of theater has been declining and has lost its status in the cultural and artistic life of the city's people. This paper adopts an interdisciplinary approach, a diachronic perspective, and a quantitative research method. Through a comprehensive analysis of secondary literature, the author will focus on the following contents: The concept of Cai Luong Theater; historical overview of the formation, development and value of Cai Luong theater art in Ho Chi Minh City; analysis of the current status of protection of Cai Luong theater art in Ho Chi Minh City in recent years; analyze the experiences and lessons learned from Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea and China in protecting intangible cultural heritage. The article also draws on the experiences of Japan, South Korea and China to propose a model for the sustainable protection of Cai Luong theatrical art in Ho Chi Minh City in the future. This can be said to be a novelty of this paper, which helps to provide a beneficial solution for the protection of the Cai Luong Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City in contemporary society.

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