Quang Tien commune in Hoa Binh city, home to over 1,300 Muong ethnic minority people, has worked to preserve and promote the traditional cultural traits of the group.
Members of Quang Tien commune art team
delivers stellar performances on the Da Giang pedestrian street, Hoa Binh city.
The commune has organised cultural and sport
activities to mark important events, including the founding anniversaries of
the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth
Union (March 26), the International Women’s Day (March 8), and the National Day
(September 2). The Muong ethnic folk singing, gong performance, cloth ball
throwing, crossbow shooting, and folk games, among others, have been featured
at the events.
Various cultural preservation clubs and art groups
have been set up, and equipped with musical instruments, helping inspire the
love for traditional culture among local residents.
Other ways to protect the Muong ethnic culture
are holding performances of the ethnic costumes, and organising "banh uoi”
making contest, among others.
According to Vice Chairman of the communal
People’s Committee Nguyen Cuong Bien, the most standout features of the Muong
ethnic group have been kept alive thanks to local preservation efforts.
Hoa Binh province has shown strong performance in family planning by effectively implementing directions and plans in the field, including Directive No. 12/CT-UBND issued by the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on August 4, 2021 on rolling out measures to maintain the policy of each couple having two children, which is stated in community rules and the regulations of agencies, organisations, and units across the province of Hoa Binh for the 2021 – 2025 period.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a hybrid conference on December 18 to review the culture, sport, and tourism sector’s performance in 2024 and launch key tasks for 2025. Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong and officials from local departments and sectors also took part in the event.
Hoa Binh’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on December 18, hosted a conference to present the outcomes of a research study on the traditional costumes of the Muong ethnic group.
Along with the activities of Project 6 - the national target programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for the 2021 – 2026 period, efforts to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities in Lac Son district have received additional momentum.
In the context of globalisation and deeper integration, preserving and promoting the national cultural identity is of utmost importance. Aware of their pioneering and proactive role on all fronts, over the years, the youth organisations at all levels in Hoa Binh province have implemented various concrete and practical activities to preserve and promote the cultural identities of ethnic groups in the locality.
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