(HBO) - The People’s Committee of northern Hoa Binh province promulgated a plan in October 2016 to bring the Muong ethnic minority group’s scripts into life in order to preserve and promote its traditional cultural values.
A group of Muong folk art collectors meet with
artisans in Nang hamlet, Chi Thien commune, Lac Son district, to introduce the Muong
ethnic minority group’s scripts to local people.
To implement the teaching and learning of the Muong
scripts, from early 2017, the provincial information portal updated direction
documents of the provincial Party Committee and People’s Committee on
implementing communications in the field.
The Hoa Binh Newspaper has opened a Muong language
page integrated on its e-newspaper, including sections: politics, economy,
culture-tourism, education, defence-security, and sports. It also produces
three clips for Muong online television programme a month.
Besides the Hoa Binh Newspaper and Television,
most of departments and sectors in the province have encouraged officials and
people to learn about the Muong ethnic scripts.
In 2019, the provincial Department of Science
and Technology approved the outcome of a project compiling teaching and
learning materials of the Muong scripts, which enable Muong language speakers
to use in their daily work.
In January 2019, the provincial Party
Committee’s Board for Information and Education and the Department of Science
and Technology jointly organised a conference to hand over the Muong teaching
and learning materials to the Department of Science and Technology, the
Department of Information and Communications, the Department of Education and
Training, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the provincial Television,
the political school, and the Hoa Binh Newspaper to bring the Muong ethnic
scripts to life.
In late October 2019, the provincial political
school opened a training course on the Muong ethnic scripts for 50 trainees who
are officials and lecturers at school./.
Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province, is widely regarded as the cultural heartland of the Muong ethnic group. Among its many traditional communities, Luy Ai hamlet (formerly Ai hamlet) stands out as a rare location where the customs and way of life of the Muong Bi people remain largely intact.
The Truong Kha temple festival, a distinctive cultural event held every three years in Vu Ban township, Lac Son district, returned recently with vibrant rituals and folk traditions of the Muong people. Located next to the Buoi River in the Muong Trao fields, the Truong Kha Temple is dedicated to the three Kun Dol deities, revered for teaching farming techniques, irrigation, weaving, and protecting the harvest.
The demand for spaces serving community activities of residents in various areas across Hoa Binh city has been satisfied as local cultural houses now feature modern, spacious facilities thanks to the effective implementation of Resolution No. 49/NQ-HDND issued on December 28, 2021 by the city People's Council, which approved the plan for reorganising, converting, and allocating land for the construction, repair, and expansion of cultural houses in Hoa Binh’s villages and residential areas until 2025.
At the end of May, the Hoa Binh Provincial Ethnic Arts Troupe organized a series of performances for residents in Region 2 and Region 3 communes across the province. Bringing art to ethnic communities in remote, isolated, and especially disadvantaged areas has become a meaningful activity. These are not merely artistic performances but also journeys to disseminate cultural values, enrich spiritual life, and contribute to preserving the cultural identity of ethnic minorities.
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