The Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee has issued Conclusion 1062 on the review of the three-year implementation of Resolution 04, issued on October 11, 2021 by the Standing Board, on the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values of ethnic groups in Hoa Binh province in the 2021 - 2025 period, with orientation towards 2030.
Ethnic groups’ cultural heritage values to be preserved, promoted more effectively.
Accordingly,
to continue effectively performing the tasks and targets set in Resolution 04,
the Standing Board demanded promoting Party committees and administrations’
leadership over the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values.
They need to direct reviewing the implementation of the targets under
Resolution 04 to ensure effective preservation and promotion of local ethnic
groups’ cultural heritage values in the coming period as in accordance with the
Hoa Binh provincial Master Plan for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.
All-level authorities and sectors need to press on with efforts to realise
specific targets to uphold and bring into play ethnic groups’ cultural heritage
values while at the same time developing a model for heritage preservation and
promotion clubs at the grassroots level.
It is also important to properly plan and manage relic sites, assign management
and protection tasks to the communal-level localities that are home to
heritage, enhance state management activities, and boost communications to
introduce and popularise the Muong ethnic culture and the Hoa Binh
Civilisation.
In addition, the Standing Board asked for continuing to reform activities of
the Vietnam Fatherland Front as well as socio-political organistions, and
improving their role in the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’
cultural heritage values.
The mountainous district of Mai Chau has been preserving and promoting traditional cultural values of ethnic miniority groups in association with the development of community-based tourism effectively.
Hoa Binh, a gateway to the Northwestern region, is home to six main ethnic groups, namely Muong, Kinh, Tay, Thai, Dao and Mong, of whom the Muong people account for about 64%. In recent years, with the efforts of Party committees and administrations at all levels and ethnic minorities, the province has achieved encouraging results in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values.
In Muong Chieng commune, Da Bac district, many people know Sa Van Cam, who is dedicated to preserving and promoting ancient Tay script. He has collected, documented and opened classes to teach this script, contributing to the preservation of the Tay ethnic cultural values in Muong Chieng commune and Hoa Binh province.
Established in 2013, Chieng Chau Brocade Weaving and Service Cooperative (Chieng Chau Commune, Mai Chau) now has 21 members and around 80 additional employees outside the cooperative working on orders. After overcoming many challenges, the cooperative has gradually asserted its position in the market, providing the stable jobs for many Thai ethnic women in the commune. Recently, with the dedication and determination, these Thai women have continuously innovated and worked hard to preserve their traditional craft, bringing culturally rich products to both domestic and international tourists.
With his love for traditional musical instruments, at the age of over 60, artisan Hoang Van Vien, Gieng Xa hamlet, Cu Yen commune (Luong Son), still maintains his passion and enthusiasm. He actively participates in performing folk songs and dances, and teaches Muong gongs to younger generations with a desire to preserve and promote traditional cultural values.