(HBO) – The Hoa Binh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the province has surveyed the Mo Muong heritage so as to assess its situation and work out orientations for preserving and bringing into play this heritage in an effective and appropriate manner. The survey, completed in March, covered all factors relevant to the heritage, from people, objects to documents.
Mo
Muong artisans are one of the relevant factors covered by the survey so as to
compile a dossier seeking the UNESCO recognition of the cultural heritage.
The survey is important to the compilation of a
State-level scientific dossier to be submitted to UNESCO to seek the inclusion
of Mo Muong in the list of the intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent
safeguarding in 2025. It is also critical to improving the Muong ethnic group
and nationwide people’s awareness of this heritage’s value.
Under the provincial People’s Committee’s Plan
No. 220/KH-UBND, dated November 25 last year, Hoa Binh has set up a steering
committee and an organising board for the dossier compilation, organised
fact-finding trips and seminars on Mo Muong, held meetings to discuss the
compilation, and conducted surveys of Mo Muong in some other localities, namely
Son La, Thanh Hoa, Phu Tho, Dak Lak, and Hanoi./.
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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