Dramatic skits in the art programme ‘Hey langur, oh monkey’ recently performed by GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre helped students understand more, love more, and be more proud of Son Tra nature, thereby joining hands to protect it.

The programme ‘Hey langur, oh monkey’ is integrated into the launching ceremony of Action Month for Children in 2024 in Son Tra District.

The art programme was held in Son Tra District in response to the Month of Action for Children and World Environment Day (June 5).

Four drama skits appeared one after another in the program including: ‘The Beauty of Son Tra’ with the story following Super Monkey and the langur brothers to discover the beauty and value of the Son Tra Peninsula; ‘The Langur Family’ with a story revolving around the habits and behaviors of the langur; ‘Discovering Son Tra’ with the story of the adventure of two langur brothers on their journey to discover the wonders of the Son Tra mountain; ‘Son Tra Hero’ with a story that takes place at Linh Ung Pagoda, contains a hidden message about tourists should not feed monkeys.

The arrangement of the cited skits opened up a journey to discover natural beauty, about the lives of red-shanked douc langurs, monkeys living on the Son Tra Peninsula and notes when visiting the peninsula.

Using dramatic art, the amateur actors told the story of the family of langurs and monkeys, about the lives and threats that facing these species, thanks to which students understand, love and regard animals like langurs and monkeys their lovely friends and they are more aware of protecting the Son Tra Peninsula.

With the performance of the actors, along with easy-to-understand and interesting content, children enjoyed fun and useful entertainment moments at this programme. The loud laughter and their high attention were proof of the appeal of the dramatic skits.

Huynh Van Binh, 11, said that the dramatic skits helped him feel more interested in learning about Son Tra Peninsula and rare animals here, instead of just reading books about them.

“I keep in my mind that I must protect nature with the smallest actions such as neither throwing trash indiscriminately nor feeding the monkeys when visiting the peninsula. Besides, when encountering cases of harm to animals or witnessing injured animals,we must notify the rescue forces.”, said Binh.

The dramatic skits were within the framework of the art programme ‘Hey langur, oh monkey’. This was GreenViet's nature education programme with the participation of director Tony Le Nguyen and more than 20 volunteer actors including students of the Faculty of Arts, the University of Education, a member school of the University of Da Nang, and students at Hoa Mai Orphanage Centre.

The programme was implemented under the project ‘Conserving forests, marine ecosystems and endangered species on the Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang sponsored by the Viet Nam Wildlife Conservation Fund.

A segment in the skit ‘Son Tra Hero’, with the story taking place at the Linh Ung Pagoda, contains a hidden message about tourists should not feed monkeys.

The art programme ‘Hey Langur, Hey Monkey’ was built in a new, creative form, using dramatic art, combining singing, storytelling, and quizzes to convey knowledge about nature in an intimate and intuitive way, thereby helping viewers receive information in a new and more exciting way.

In addition, the programme also included question and answer activities, interactions with students, accompanied wit gift handover, to help children enjoy art and acquire useful knowledge.

Established in 2012 in Da Nang, GreenViet specialized in research, communication and education on biodiversity conservation in the Central Viet Nam - Central Highlands regions.

GreenViet's activities aim to help the community understand, respect and form a nature-friendly lifestyle through research, conservation and dissemination of biodiversity values.

Since its founding, one of GreenViet's typical activities has helped reserve the rare red-shanked douc langur and the Son Tra Peninsula through awareness raising programmes targeting more than 35,000 students and residents in Da Nang about the beauty and value of the Son Tra Peninsula.

To date, the red-shanked douc langur has become a symbol of biodiversity in Da Nang.

Reporting by THU DUYEN - Translating by A.THU, T.TUNG