Xoan singing has been removed from UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December, 2017

The province will take the necessary steps to protect and tap intangible cultural values of Xoan Singing in 2018, said Ha Ke San, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee. He added that this includes the provision of lessons about Xoan Singing for performers of local folk singing clubs, particularly children and youth, and to promote it at schools.

Phu Tho will also honor outstanding Xoan singing practitioners and repair and renovate historic relics associated with the tradition, San said. He stressed the need to develop a communication strategy to bring Xoan singing, a religious practice closely linked to the worship of Hung Kings, closer to the public and highlight it as a local signature tourism product.