(HBO) - Ngo Luong is a highland commune, far from the center of Tan Lac district. The people's lives there are still difficult but the movement of art and culture and the optimism spirit have spread to each family.
School students and people in Ngo Luong commune (Tan Lac) have been running for their physical training and have been actively participating in the cross-country tournament.
Mr. Bui Van Quan, a cultural officer in Ngo Luong commune, says that Ngo Luong is a communal level but it often organizes annual tournaments of sports, art and culture. The commune has strengths in ethnic sports such as tug- of- war, stick pushing and cross- country running. Sports and cultural activities have not only maintained in schools but also in villages and hamlets, bringing joy and refreshing spirit for the people. The running steps always take place on the bumpy inter-commune roads. A lot of people often take part in the competitions of tug-of-war, stick pushing, volleyball and singing, dispelling the fatigue after the hard working days.
The commune has also been "ranked" when participating in mass sports tournaments organized by appropriate authorities. For running, many athletes have actively trained and won high prizes in the commune, district and province. The tug-of-war team of the commune has won the highest prizes at sports tournaments organized by the district. For the stick pushing a lot of the commune’s athletes have also won high prizes in the tournaments of the district and province.
Ngo Luong commune has been the top of the district's movement of culture, art and sports for many continuous years. In the past 3 years, the commune has won awards in four awards at the provincial level, 21 district-level prizes and it has been ranked the first and the second for the whole-team-award, remaining the first position of the cultural and sports movement in Tan Lac district. Ngo Luong commune was awarded the first prize for the whole team at the 6th Gymnastics and Sports Congress of Tan Lac district.
In 2019, at Khai Ha Festival in Muong Bi, the commune was also awarded the second prize for the whole team. Besides, the commune has paid great attention to preserving and promoting good cultural values of Muong ethnic people. Many families in the commune still keep their stilt houses, the traditional costumes of the Muong ethnic group. Ngo Luong has no illiterate children. People have always been uniting and supporting each other overcome difficulties and build a better life. The percentage of households meeting the standards of cultural family has been over 88%. Five out of the six villages have achieved the titles of cultural village and 100% of agencies and units have met the standards of culture.
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