A 200-year-old stone carving village in central Vietnam has received a certificate recognizing it as part of the national intangible cultural heritage, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism said Tuesday on its website.

The Non Nuoc fine arts stone village in Da Nang City was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage by the same ministry on May 24.

The site has met four criteria defined by the Vietnamese law on cultural heritages as it reflects cultural diversity and human creativity, is passed on through generations, is capable of recovering and surviving for a long time, and is voluntarily voted and protected by local residents.

The place was also acknowledged as a traditional craft village by Da Nang authorities in April this year.

According to the Da Nang news portal, Non Nuoc is said to have a nearly-200-year history as the village was established in the late 18th century by Huynh Ba Quat, a craftsman from Thanh Hoa Province in the central region.

Local people have earned their living from stone carving there since the 19th century.

The village, which is located at the foot of Marble Mountains in Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Son District, currently has 500 manufacturing facilities which offer jobs to nearly 4,000 workers and mainly produces products of stone origin including feng shui stones and interior decorative stones.

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