(HBO) – Member of the standing board of the Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of Hoa Binh province Hoang Van Tu joined a great national unity festival with people in Ai village, Phong Phu commune of Tan Lac district.
Ai village is home to 94 households
with 447 people. While performing their tasks in socio-economic development and
the campaign on building new-style rural areas and civilised urban areas in 2018,
local people have actively responded to the campaign on building new-style
rural areas over the years.
People in the village live
mainly on tourism services and agricultural production. At present, the average
income per capita in the area is estimated at 23 million VND (nearly 988 USD) per
annum. All households now have access to clean water and 98 percent of the
household have hygienic toilets.
Local residents’ cultural
and spiritual lives have been improved and all families have audio visual devices.
Attention has been paid to cultural and sport activities in the locality. This
year, 84 households, accounting for 89 percent of the total number, earned the
title "Cultural Family”.
Member of the Party
Committee’s standing board and Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of Hoa
Binh province Hoang Van Tu presents flower and gifts to local people in Ai
village, Phong Phu commune of Tan Lac district.
Speaking at the event, Tu
congratulated local people on their achievements in socio-economic development
and cultural lives. He required the Party committee, authorities and people in
Ai village to uphold the spirit of national unity, pool their ideas and
initiatives in finding new directions for developing agriculture, ecotourism,
community-based tourism in combination with building new-style rural areas.
He called on local residents
to continue engaging in the campaign on building civilised lifestyle as part of
the building of new-style rural areas, as well as protect the environment, prevent
social vice and promote healthy spiritual lives.
The locality should
mobilise financial resources for cultural activities from all economic sectors
and improving people’s cultural life. Meanwhile, local people should
effectively implement campaigns and encourage each other to join in maintaining
and bolstering cultural identity./.
Xoe dance, an unique art form of the Thai ethnic minority group in Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province has existed for a long time and passed down through generations. Xoe dance is not only a popular dance in the Thai community but also a unique cultural feature, an indispensable part in the Thai ethnic minority people's cultural and spiritual life.
The Bac Son pre-school in Hung Son commune, Kim Boi district is effectively implementing a model of preserving and promoting cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group.
Through ups and downs, many unique cultural features of the Muong ethnic minority group are facing risks of falling into oblivion. However, with a strong determination, Lac Son district of Hoa Binh province has deployed synchronous solutions to preserve and promote the locality's cultural heritage values.
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).
