(HBO) – Authorities of the northwestern province of Hoa Binh have focused on preserving and promoting cultural heritage values since the beginning of this year. The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism directed localities to organise traditional festivals on the occasion of the New Year in a safe and economical manner, in association with the preservation and promotion of national cultural identity as well as cultural and historical relic sites.
Special folk
games were also designed to serve visitors during the traditional Lunar New
Year (Tet holiday). Recently, the Hoa Binh Museum hosted an exhibition in the
northern province of Hung Yen to introduce the unique culture of the Muong
ethnic group in the province.
The department has proposed the provincial
People’s Committee recognise four places as provincial relic sites, namely Nui
Kien Cave (Lung Van commune, Tan Lac district), Truong Kha temple (Lien Vu
commune, Lac Son district), the revolutionary site of the organisation of the
first Party Committee’s Congress in Lap Chieng commune (Kim Boi district), and
the revolutionary base of the Tong Kiem – Doc Bang insurgents in the
anti-France resistance war in 1909-1910 in Ky Son district.
The department has conducted fact-finding tours
and made scientific dossiers for four relic sites: site of the establishment
Regiment 12 – Hoa Binh in Cao Phong district; Quan Am pagoda in Phuc Tien
commune (Ky Son district); Cat Dun temple in Dong Tam commune (Lac Thuy
district); and Trang waterfalls in Do Nhan commune (Tan Lac district)./.
Once a vibrant part of the daily life for the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province, traditional Muong singing styles such as "thuong rang bo meng” and "hat dup giao duyen” had faded over time. Today, local authorities and communities are working to restore and celebrate this cultural art form, recognising its value in preserving the group’s heritage.
Gau Tao Festival, one of the most important traditional festivals of the Mong ethnic minority group in Mai Chau district was held at the Pa Co stadium in Pa Co commune on January 11.
The ancient stone engravings dating back thousands of years in Suoi Co valley in My Thanh commune, Lac Son district, used to astonished domestic archaeologists. What their meaning is and what message they convey are the questions to which scientists are seeking answers.
Preserving and promoting unique cultural identities of ethnic communities in Hoa Binh province is considered a crucial task amid in the international integration trend.
More than just a cultural and historical attraction, the Muong Cultural Heritage Museum is playing a vital role in fostering sustainable tourism in the Northwestern region of Vietnam, particularly in Hoa Binh province. It stands as a model for the emerging trend of "responsible tourism," cleverly blending the preservation of cultural heritage with community economic development, raising awareness of Muong ethnic cultural values while promoting green tourism and sustainable growth.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on December 24 organised a conference to report on the results of collecting, researching, restoring, and preserving "Bi doi”, a musical instrument of the airophonic family and a traditional instrument of the Muong ethnic people in Da Bac district.
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