(HBO) - Da Bac district has rolled out a host of measures to conserve and promote traditional cultural values in accordance with Resolution No.5 at the eighth session of the 12th Party Central Committee on the building and development of the Vietnamese culture.
Foreign
visitors explore traditional culture of the Dao ethnic group in Sung hamlet,
Cao Son commune (Da Bac district).
Da Bac, a mountainous district of Hoa Binh,
is home to many ethnic groups, primarily Tay, Muong, Kinh, and Dao. Each group
has its own culture and traditional traits.
Vice head of the district’s office on culture
and sport Bui Hong Anh said that the conservation and development of culture is
viewed as a key task which, in turn, will contribute to the dissemination and
effective implementation of policies and regulations of the Party and State in
enhancing the national unity and economic development, raising the knowledge
standards of people and cultural identity conservation.
The district has over the past years
carried out activities to call on local people to protect traditional cultural
values in line with building a civilised lifestyle at residential areas. Due
attention has been paid to the conservation of intangible heritage and recovery
of local language, traditional costume, festivals, folk melodies, games,
cuisine, and architecture and craft, among others. Mechanisms and policies have
been mulled over to uphold and promote cultural values of the local ethnic
groups.
By now, many hamlets and residential areas in
Hien Luong, Muong Chieng, Tien Phong, Cao Son and Nanh Nghe have launched
community-based tourism in keeping with promoting traditional cultural values.
Stilt houses with wooden floor and palm leaf
roof of ethnic minority groups are maintained, and so are the annual festivals
such as the new year celebration of Dao people in Cao Son and Thac Bo shrine
festival in Vay Nua.
Training courses on skills for tangible and
intangible heritage conservation have been held, particularly ethnic language
classes in Cao Son and Vay Nua communes.
As traditional cultural values of ethnic
people have been protected and bolstered, they have turned into typical tourism
products in tandem with the district’s tourism development./.
Boasting favourable transport system, stunning landscapes, and an array of wellness resorts, Hoa Binh has been an ideal antidote for relieving stress.
April 30th and May 1st with 5 days off is the ideal time for families to choose the relaxing destinations and find a peaceful place. Thanks to the advantage of convenient transportation, mountainous terrain with wild beauty, cool climate, the resorts and health care areas in Hoa Binh province attract tourists on this occasion.
Currently, the tourism products of Yen Thuy district are mainly the festival and spiritual tourism. In addition to ensuring a civilized lifestyle in the religious activities, the party committees and the local authorities at all levels always focus on preserving the value of historical, cultural relics and festivals associated with exploiting tourism strengths.
The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.