(HBO) – Mai Chau mountainous district has age-old traditional culture with Thai and Mong ethnic groups as majority. The district authorities have focused on the diversification of cultural and art activities to preserve and promote traditional values as well as enrich spiritual lives of local people.
Photo: Thai ethnic dance was highly appraised at the provincial public art festival in 2017.
Ha Van Tuan, Director of Mai Chau district’s culture and sport centre, said that among 183 art troupes in the district, 138 were set up under decision of the district People’s Committee. They are supported with 2 million VND every year for operation. In some communes that developing community based tourism like Lac, Van, Buoc and Pom Coong villages, 15-25 members of art troupes regularly practice to serve tourists. They also organize exchanges and performances in communes, villages and hamlets, attracting many local people.
Excellent performers at the district public art festival were chosen to attend the contest at provincial level and won first prize with stellar performances like singing performance "Tay Bac hoa dieu” (Northwestern melody) and dance performance "Huong sac que em” (Homeland beauty).
Luu Huy Linh, Vice Director of the Hoa Binh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated that the province is maintaining, developing and improving operation quality of over 2,000 public art troupes. They are working to popularise the Party’s policies and guidelines as well as the State’s laws and regulations, enhancing dedication in working and life among local people.
Traditional musical instruments and singing resonate at villages and residences from rural to urban areas during local and national significant celebrations.
Public art clubs have enjoyed ebullient activities, luring the attention of a throng of locals. Ky Son, Cao Phong, Lac Thuy, Mai Chau, Yen Thuy, Da Bac and Lac Son districts have fully taped the operation of art troupes to serve local spiritual lives and political missions.
Such cultural activity has positive influence on building a civilised society while reducing unsound customs and promoting traditional cultural features of ethnic minority groups./.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.
According to the Hoa Binh provincial Department of Planning and Investment, in Hoa Binh Lake tourist area, there are currently 16 licensed or certified service, cultural and tourism investment projects with a land use area of about 1,444 hectares, and a total capital of over 3.3 trillion VND (133.5 million USD). In addition to investment attraction, the province is speeding up the implementation of projects so as to realise a goal of developing Hoa Binh Lake tourist area into a national one.
These days, tourist attractions in Mai Chau district, especially those highlighted by the charming and romantic white Ban (Bauhinia) flower blossoms, are attracting a large number of visitors from across the country. Visiting these sites, tourists can immerse themselves in the pristine and majestic beauty of nature.
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