(HBO) - Over the past years, the Standing Board of the Tan Lac district Party Committee has directed communication activities to raise awareness of officials and people in the implementation of specific solutions to conserve and promote the fine traditional cultural values of the Muong people, in association with the popularisation of locality’s potentials to attract investment for socio-economic development.
The
opening ceremony of Khai ha festival of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh
province in 2023 held in Tan Lac district.
Vu Duc Truong, Director of the Centre for Culture, Sports and
Information of Tan Lac district, said Muong Bi still preserves many tangible
cultural heritages with traditional values such as stilt houses, costumes and
brocade weaving. It also boasts intangible cultural values such as writing, Mo
Muong, Muong gongs, ethnic musical instruments, and Muong folk songs. There are
many famous places in the locality such as Muong Bi Cot Co mountain, Trang
waterfall (Nhan My commune), Nam Son cave (Van Son commune), Thac Bo cave (Suoi
Hoa commune) and But cave (Man Duc township).
Under the direction of the Standing Board of the district Party Committee, the
centre has organised dissemination campaigns to promote cultural values and
activities to revive traditional festivals as well as open classes to teach
Muong and Mo Muong scripts.
The opening ceremony of Khai ha festival of Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh
province in 2023 was livestreamed on local digital platforms. The event
attracted the participation of nearly 600 Muong artists and artisans.
Bui Thi Thuong, head of the district Party Committee’s Commission for
Information and Education, said it has 36 party cells with 6,447 members.
The committee has
directed its affiliates, agencies and units to devise effective popularisation
plans which focus on conservation and promotion of national cultural values,
and promoting Muong Bi cultural images to friends and tourists inside and
outside the province. The operation of the district's YouTube and Facebook
pages has been maintained with over 50,000 subscribers./.
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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