(HBO) - The Museum of Muong Cultural Heritage is located in Group 6, Thai Binh Ward (Hoa Binh City). The outstanding artisan, Mr. Bui Thanh Binh, is the Director of the museum. As a family museum, he has collected 6 stilt houses and more than 6,000 quite unique artifacts about the life of the Muong mandarins and Muong people. He has been teaching Muong gongs, Muong folk music to the people of Hoa Binh, Hanoi, Phu Tho... The museum has contributed to preserving the value of Muong cultural heritage.
The sets of antique gongs are on display at the Museum of Muong
Cultural Heritage of the outstanding artisan, Mr. Bui Thanh Binh.
The outstanding artisan, Mr. Bui Thanh Binh, is introducing the
bamboo calendar of Muong people.
Visitors are visiting and learning about the artifacts on display at
the museum.
The exhibition booth displays the items in the life of the ancient
Muong people at the museum.
The outstanding artisan, Mr. Bui Thanh Binh, is instructing Muong
ethnic women how to play the ancient gongs.
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.