Proceedings of the International Conference on Culture and Humanity in the Era of Rising and Integration (ICDHV 2025)

Cultural Values of Kien Giang People in the Current Development of Phu Quoc

Authors
Nguyen Huu Tho1, *
1Kien Giang University, Rạch Giá, Vietnam
*Corresponding author. Email: nhtho@vnkgu.edu.vn
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Nguyen Huu Tho
Available Online 17 February 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-539-3_15How to use a DOI?
Keywords
cultural values; Kien Giang culture; cultural values of Phu Quoc people
Abstract

Cultural values of Kien Giang people play a vital role in the process of building and developing Phu Quoc into an important tourism and marine economic center of Vietnam in the modern period. With the traditionof patriotism, diligence, hospitality, and solidarity in Kien Giang, the people here, especially Phu Quoc residents, have contributed to preserving and promoting indeligenous cultural values, forming a solid foundation for substainable development. Cutural values such as lifestyle in harmony with nature, customs and practices regarding the sea and islands, folk beliefs, traditional festivals are preserved, developed and combined harmoniously with modern trends. Culinary cultures, folk art, and creative start-up spirits contribute to building a friendly and attractive image of Phu Quoc in the eyes of tourists and investors. Kien Giang people with adaptability, progressive spirits and responsiblity for community are decisive factors in protecting the ecological environments, preserving cultural identity, building a strong foundation to promote Phu Quoc’s comprehensive development, becoming a cultural - tourist destination of national regional, and international level.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Culture and Humanity in the Era of Rising and Integration (ICDHV 2025)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
17 February 2026
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978-2-38476-539-3
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-539-3_15How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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