People in Xuan Phong commune (Cao Phong) is
taking part in the musical performance at Nhi pagoda festival.
Up till now, there has been has eight out of
ten hamlets gaining the title of the cultural village and 560 out of 820
households gaining the title of the cultural families in the whole commune. The
contents and standards to recognize the title of the cultural families have
contributed an important part in improving the quality of life. Many families,
which were previously in difficult situations in terms of economy, leading to
conflicts, now have had a stable life. The family members love, protect and
help each other to get progress.
Xuan Phong is a difficult area of the
district. However, the appearance of the commune has gradually changed thanks
to good implementation of the movement "All people unite to build a cultural
life". One of the most obvious changes of the movement is that people's
lives are increasing in all aspects. Backward customs are gradually removed.
100% of villages have built residential areas. Implementing the civilized
lifestyle in the wedding and the funeral has gradually gone into order. The
ceremonies are simple, solemn and economical. The commune has erased the
temporary and bamboo houses with leaking roofs. 95% of households have used
hygienic water. 100% of households have had audio and visual facilities. The
people have raised their sense of self-awareness in the prevention and control
of the social evils. They have trained
and sensitized those who once made mistakes in their life and have returned to
integrate into the community. They are actively taking part in the prevention
and control of the drugs and prostitution. People's awareness of the keeping
environmental sanitation has been gradually raised with the practical activities
such as regular cleaning of the environment, clearing sewers, clearing dust,
cleaning breeding cages. They do not raise cattle under the floor.
With the motto "State and people work
together", the commune has 9 out of 10 hamlets built cultural houses in
2018.
Xuan Phong always pays attention to the
preservation of the traditional cultural values such as Muong ethic gong and
folk songs. Currently, there are more than one hundred gongs in the commune.
Each hamlet has a gong team to teach and perform gongs on holidays and Tet
festivals. The historical relics of Ru, Nhuong and Chua pagodas are paid
attention by the commune authorities and invested in remodeling to serve the
needs of people and visitors from different parts of the country and abroad. Cultural
and artistic activities have contributed to preserving and promoting the good
traditional cultural values of the locality.