(HBO) - Tan Vinh commune (Luong Son) is one of the localities with the strong movement of the public arts performance in the district. Through lyrics and dances, it has contributed to preserving and promoting the cultural identity of Muong ethnic people. The unique cultural values of Muong ethnic people have brought new vitality in the spiritual life for the people, making an important contribution to the movement of building a new cultural life.
The gong team of Tan
Vinh commune (Luong Son) are actively training to participate in the major
festivals in the locality.
Ms. Phung Thi Kim Thuy, the cultural officer of Tan Vinh
commune says that there are 85% of the population in the commune are Muong
people. The culture of Muong ethnic people is unique and diverse. Therefore, in
the past time, the Party Committee and the appropriate authorities of Tan Vinh
commune have paid the special attention to preserving the national cultural identity
through the movements of the public arts performance. There are 6 teams of
public arts performance and 1 performance team of the People's Committee in the
whole commune. Each team has between 15 and 25 popular actors. Stemming from
passion for singing, the members of the teams voluntarily contribute money to
operate. The songs and dances organized by the members themselves and performed
at major anniversaries such as the Lunar New Year, the International Women's
Day 8th March, the National Day September 2nd and so on.
In order to preserve the cultural identity of the Muong
ethnic people, the Party Committee and the appropriate authorities of Tan Vinh
commune has planned for the extensive propaganda among the people so that they
have been participating in the preservation of Muong gong. Every year, the
People's Committee of the commune organizes an inventory of the number of gongs
in each family. Currently, there are 12 ancient gongs and 72 regular gongs in
the whole commune. Each village has established a gong club, in which Dong
Chieng and Dong Tien hamlets are the two villages with the most number of gongs
and gong artisans in the commune.
There are 30 gong artisans in the whole commune. The gong
artists are the ones who teach gong to the younger generation. They are also
the core force of the commune to participate in gong shows at the major events
organized by Luong Son district. Every year, the People's Committee of the
commune appoints the leader of the hamlet's cultural teams to train on gong
beating skills organized by the Office of Culture and Information of the
district. At the end of the training course, the team leader will guide the
skills of gong beating for the younger generation in each hamlet.
The people in Tan Vinh commune are always aware of
preserving the folk songs, Sac bua singing, Bo Meng singing, Vi Dum singing and
some folk dances of Muong ethnic people.
The Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee has issued a conclusion reviewing the three years implementing its resolution on preserving and promoting cultural values in Hoa Binh province for 2021 – 2025 with a vision towards 2030.
alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on October 29 chaired the October meeting of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, which focused on important issues related to the locality’s socio-economic development.
Mai Van Chinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, has visited and presented gifts to revolution contributors in Hoa Binh city. joining him were Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee; Bui Duc Hinh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council; and Bui Van Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; along with other provincial officials.
Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Khanh expressed his hope for more support from the European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD) for the local development, while hosting a delegation from the two organisations led by Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Shinas on October 23.
During her working visit to Hoa Binh province on October 18, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan toured a site where late President Ho Chi Minh once stayed when he visited the Kim Boi district’s Party Committee. She was accompanied by officials from various ministries, agencies, and central organisations.
A ceremony was held in Kim Boi district on October 18 in the presence of Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice State President, to mark 60 years since President Ho Chi Minh visited and met with the Party Committee of Kim Boi district (September 19, 1964 - 2024) and the 65th founding anniversary of the district (April 17, 1959 - 2024), and to receive the third-class Labour Order.