(HBO) - Hoa Binh City’s Phuong Lam ward and the provincial Culture – Cinematography Centre have set up a training class on the Muong ethnic people’s gong. Attending the class were 48 people who are heads of art troupes of residential areas and members of cultural and art clubs.
Members
of cultural and art clubs practice Muong gong under the guidance of a lecturer.
Gong is the most important and sacred musical
instrument used in cultural activities of the Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh.
With the instruction of lecturers from the Northwestern School of Arts and
Culture, learners grasped contents and meanings of basic Gong melodies in different
festivals’ contexts.
The training programme equipped learners with skills
to play traditional music, contributing to promoting and preserving the Muong gong
culture and passing it on to the younger generations./.
As part of Project 6 under the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2024, Lạc Sơn District, Hoa Binh province focuses on diverse and practical activities to promote the project's goal: "Preserving and promoting the beautiful traditional cultural values of ethnic groups in conjunction with tourism development."
After 3 years of implementing Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU, dated October 11, 2021 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of Hoa Binh province's ethnic groups in the period of 2021 – 2025 with the orientation to 2030 (NQ04), it has mobilized the participation of the entire political system, the people from all walks of life and there have been positive changes. So far, out of the 10 targets of NQ04, 3 targets have been met and exceeded the plan set for 2025. Typically, 70% of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of ethnic groups in the province is on the list of the national ICH items and they have been protected and restored, exceeding 20% of the proposed Resolution.
Great National Unity Day has been recently celebrated in Duong hamlet, Vay Nua commune, Da Bac district, in an atmosphere of warmth and community spirit. The event highlighted national identity and strengthened the bond of solidarity among residents.
On November 28, the People's Committee of Cao Phong district organized the Cultural and Sports Festival of Cao Phong district's ethnic groups in 2024.
