(HBO) - Identifying cultural heritage as a resource for socio-economic and cultural development, over recent years, Lac Son district has paid special attention to the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values. Many temples and shrines have received investment to be embellished, many festivals reacted, and folk songs of the Muong ethnic minority group and Mo Muong preserved and promoted.
Lac Son district has established and maintained the
operation of folk singing clubs in order to preserve the cultural identity of
the Muong ethnic group.
Lac Son, which is a large area with a dense population, is
one of the four famous Muong regions (Bi, Vang, Thang, Dong) of Hoa Binh
province. With over 91% of the population belonging to the Muong ethnic group,
preserving the "Muong soul” and the Muong culture is always a concern for those
who are in charge of making decisions on socio-economic and cultural
development of Muong Vang. In order to raise the cultural heritage value, in
December 2021, the Lac Son district Party Committee issued Resolution No.
08-NQ/HU on "Preserving and promoting the Muong ethnic group’s cultural
identity in the district”, while the district People's Committee issued a
project on "Preserving and promoting the national cultural identity in Lac
Son district in the 2022 - 2025 period with a vision to 2030", along with
a plan to implement the project in August 2022.
Since 2020, the district has submitted to the competent
authority for recognition of three provincial-level historical and cultural
relic sites, including Bang, Khenh and Khoi communal houses; and invested in
building several monuments such as: Dinh Khoi, Coi and Khenh communal houses
and the relic site of Regiment 52 Tay Tien.
Nguyen The Hung, head of the Culture and Information Office
of Lac Son district, said that in the 2023 – 2025 period, the district
continues to propose recognising some other provincial-level relic sites,
upgrading two national-level archaeological relics of Trai hamlet cave in Tan
Lap commune and Vanh hamlet stone shelter in Yen Phu commune into special
national-level sites. It will propose investment in building a museum on "Hoa
Binh civilisation” in prehistoric times in Tan Lap commune and continue to
research and propose to build a Muong culture space in Vanh hamlet in order to
promote the value of cultural heritage in Muong Vang land./.
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.