Quang Tien commune in Hoa Binh city, home to over 1,300 Muong ethnic minority people, has worked to preserve and promote the traditional cultural traits of the group.
Members of Quang Tien commune art team
delivers stellar performances on the Da Giang pedestrian street, Hoa Binh city.
The commune has organised cultural and sport
activities to mark important events, including the founding anniversaries of
the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth
Union (March 26), the International Women’s Day (March 8), and the National Day
(September 2). The Muong ethnic folk singing, gong performance, cloth ball
throwing, crossbow shooting, and folk games, among others, have been featured
at the events.
Various cultural preservation clubs and art groups
have been set up, and equipped with musical instruments, helping inspire the
love for traditional culture among local residents.
Other ways to protect the Muong ethnic culture
are holding performances of the ethnic costumes, and organising "banh uoi”
making contest, among others.
According to Vice Chairman of the communal
People’s Committee Nguyen Cuong Bien, the most standout features of the Muong
ethnic group have been kept alive thanks to local preservation efforts.
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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