(HBO) – A survey in northern Hoa Binh province, conducted by the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs under the provincial People's Council in quarter I, 2022 has revealed the region is home to 786 intangible cultural heritage elements.
Two elements, in particular, have been recognized as national intangible
cultural heritages, namely Mo Muong and Muong gong cultures of the region.
Conducting survey
of Mo Muong heritage.
The survey showed that five types of traditional
arts in Hoa Binh are falling out of practice, leaving them on verge of
oblivion. The Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs under
the provincial People's Council stated the provincial People's Committee direct
the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate research, advise
and submit a draft resolution to the Provincial People's Council on the
preserving the culture of ethnic minorities in the province. The plan should
focus on preserving the language and writing for the next generation, it said.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism stated
it would coordinate with the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs to implement
the project "Preserving and promoting traditional values of ethnic
minorities and tourism development". At the same time, it suggested to open
training courses on preserving culture for cadres and civil servants at all
levels and village elders in the community./.
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.
Hoa Binh Pedagogical College has just held the closing ceremony of the training class and issued the certificate of the language of Muong ethnic people to the oficials, civil servants and public employees of courses I and II in 2023.
Hoa Binh is an ancient land home to limestone mountains running along the southeast direction and in parallel with Truong Son Mountain Range in the West, forming many basins and valleys with a rich diversity of fauna and flora. Humans came to reside here in the pre-historic period, creating the world-famous Hoa Binh Civilisation.