(HBO) – The Hoa Binh steering board on the Mo Muong cultural heritage held a meeting on March 24 to hear reports on the progress of building a dossier for the ritual to be included in the UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the steering board Nguyen Van Toan chaired the function.
Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee and head of the steering board, concludes the
meeting.
The dossier building project is set to run
between 2021 and 2025 in Hoa Binh with the participation of six other
localities – Hanoi, Son La, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Phu Tho, and Dak Lak. Divided
into four phase, it is estimated to cost more than 15 billion VND (648,672
USD).
The dossier is expected to be submitted to
the Prime Minister asking for permission for its submission to the UNESCO in
2023 in hope of being recognised in 2025. The accreditation will help increase
the position of the cultural heritage in the national and global levels.
To date, the preparation work has been
underway, with a draft plan and cost estimates done, a roadmap for implementing
the project reported to the provincial Party Committee’s standing board, and
documents seeking feedback of the six localities for their participation sent.
Concluding the meeting, Toan stressed the
project consists of many tasks involving a large number of agencies thus needing
a detailed plan that outlines specific tasks, responsibilities, and deadlines.
The conduction of some work items ought to
be accelerated within 2021 to set the foundation for upcoming tasks, he added.
The building of the project must seek
comments from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and localities
involved, the official noted./.
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.
In responding to the movement of "All people stay united to build cultural lifestyle”, over the years, Kim Boi district has conducted many practical and effective activities to promote solidarity and mutual support among the local community in sustainable poverty reduction and building cultural lifestyle and a healthy cultural environment, and maintaining national cultural identity.
