The first national intangible cultural heritage festival will take place simultaneously with the Tuyen Quang City Festival in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang from September 20-23.
At the Tuyen Quang City Festival (Source: VNA)
During a press conference held in Hanoi on September 7, the
organising board said the heritage festival will be co-hosted by the Ministry
of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the provincial People’s Committee in order
to honour the treasure of national intangible heritages across the country,
contributing to realising the Resolution adopted by the ninth conference of the
11th Party Central Committee on building and developing Vietnamese culture and
humans to meet sustainable development demand.
Art troupes at the event will give performances of Central Highlands gongs,
Quan ho singing (love duet singing), Then singing by Tay ethnic group, rituals
worshipping Mother Goddess in Tuyen Quang, and jumping over fire by Pa Then
ethnic group.
Don ca tai tu (amateur singing) from the southern region and several other
traditional art forms will also be brought on stage.
Meanwhile, the Tuyen Quang City Festival will introduce images of its land,
people and cultural heritages to domestic and foreign visitors.
During the festival, an exhibition of photos and cultural heritage artifacts
and a seminar on preserving and upholding the national intangible cultural
heritage in tandem with tourism development will also be held.
Source: VNA
Through ups and downs, many unique cultural features of the Muong ethnic minority group are facing risks of falling into oblivion. However, with a strong determination, Lac Son district of Hoa Binh province has deployed synchronous solutions to preserve and promote the locality's cultural heritage values.
If Tan Lac is considered the core of the cradle of Muong culture in Hoa Binh, Phong Phu commune is the cultural centre of Muong culture in Tan Lac district. Luy Ai hamlet in Phong Phu commune is where customs and traditions of Muong Bi are preserved. Luy Ai hamlet was chosen to build a space to preserve Muong ethnic culture. The district is seeking support from the province and coordinating with relevant agencies to devise a plan on preservation of Muong cultural spaces associated with developing tourism products and improving the lives of local residents.
Nguyen Manh Tuan, a Muong ethnic man in Ba Hang Doi town, Lac Thuy district, is known as a young, dedicated, and outstanding artisan who has made significant contributions in collecting, restoring, and preserving national cultural values.
The Government Office with Document No. 2082/VPCP-KGVX, dated March 29, 2024, sent out the opinion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha regarding the submission of the "Mo Muong" and "Cheo art" dossiers to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In the evening of March 28th, in Hoa Binh, the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city to organize a mobile propaganda contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7th, 1954 - May 7th, 2024) with the theme "Returning to Dien Bien”. There ứa the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the representatives of the leaders from a number of departments, branches and numerous veterans and Hoa Binh people.
