(HBO) – The Mai Chau uplandmarket - a unique tourism product of Hoa Binh province’s Mai Chau district – becomes more and more attractive to holidaymakers, offering tourists a venue to experience daily activities and understand more about traditional culture identities of the locality.
Visitors
are interested in traditional costumes sold at the market.
In the first Sunday of April, people from
the Hang Kia, Pa Co, Dong Tan, Son Thuy, Bao La, Chieng Chau, Mai Ha and Thanh
Son communes of Mai Chau district transport their products or those found in
forests such as orchids, vegetables, bitter bamboo shoots and mountain snails, to the market for sale.
Because loving the natural scenery and people of Mai Chau so much, many
tourists visit the destination not just once.
They said visiting the market, they have a chance to learn more about unique
cultural identities of the locality, and buy agricultural products that
have not been sold in Hanoi.
According to Vice Chairman of the
Mai Chau district People’s Committee Pham Van Hoan, the highland
marketfestival is held every Sunday as part of activities to mark the
southern liberation and national reunification day (April 30) and May Day (May
1), and to stimulate tourism demand.
During the festival, visitors enjoy music
performances imbued with national cultural identity and play popular folk games
such as tu lu, to le, and rope swing.
The festival contributes to introducing and popularising local tourism images,
beauty of local customs and cultural identities of ethnic minorities, thus
attracting more domestic and foreign visitors and further promoting
socio-economic development of the locality./.
If Tan Lac is considered the core of the cradle of Muong culture in Hoa Binh, Phong Phu commune is the cultural centre of Muong culture in Tan Lac district. Luy Ai hamlet in Phong Phu commune is where customs and traditions of Muong Bi are preserved. Luy Ai hamlet was chosen to build a space to preserve Muong ethnic culture. The district is seeking support from the province and coordinating with relevant agencies to devise a plan on preservation of Muong cultural spaces associated with developing tourism products and improving the lives of local residents.
Nguyen Manh Tuan, a Muong ethnic man in Ba Hang Doi town, Lac Thuy district, is known as a young, dedicated, and outstanding artisan who has made significant contributions in collecting, restoring, and preserving national cultural values.
The Government Office with Document No. 2082/VPCP-KGVX, dated March 29, 2024, sent out the opinion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha regarding the submission of the "Mo Muong" and "Cheo art" dossiers to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In the evening of March 28th, in Hoa Binh, the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city to organize a mobile propaganda contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7th, 1954 - May 7th, 2024) with the theme "Returning to Dien Bien”. There ứa the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the representatives of the leaders from a number of departments, branches and numerous veterans and Hoa Binh people.
In responding to the movement of "All people stay united to build cultural lifestyle”, over the years, Kim Boi district has conducted many practical and effective activities to promote solidarity and mutual support among the local community in sustainable poverty reduction and building cultural lifestyle and a healthy cultural environment, and maintaining national cultural identity.
