(HBO) - The Public Art Fair of Thinh Lang Ward (Hoa Binh City), which took place in early June 2019, attracted thousands of people to watch and cheer. Nearly 23h, the last performance was completed but everyone was still happy with the endless applause. Nearly 200 performers brought 31 performances of singing, dancing, instrumental performances, Muong gong.
Performances at the Thinh Lang Ward's Public
Art Festival (Hoa
Binh City)
in 2019.
The festival has the
participation of all classes of people, from teenagers to women, veterans,
elderly people, farmers, workers, officials ... There are silver-headed men and
women but they still enthusiastically perform. Some leaders, deputy leaders of
the neighborhood, cell secretary like Mr. Pham Huy Can, Dinh Cong Lap, Mrs.
Nguyen Thi Khuyen... are also performers.
Chairman of the
Fatherland Front of Thinh Lang Ward Nguyen Thi Ngoai commented: Interestingly,
the audience saw the performances of their neighbors, grandfather, grandmother,
mother, grandchildren, brother... Proudly,
the masses are the people who preserve and promote the cultural identity in the
heart of the city. The mass cultural movement in the ward is maintained and
developed vigorously.
Mrs. Nguyen Thi My
Binh, Chairman of the Ward People's Committee said: The mass culture has become
a spiritual food, improving the cultural life for the people. All 9 groups of
the ward have a performance team.
For the movement to
maintain and develop, from the beginning of the year, the Ward People's
Committee issued the operation plan for the whole year. On that basis, the
performance teams perform. Thinh Lang Ward regularly organizes competitions.
Conferences of the gruops and ward often have cultural shows.
Exciting from the
facility, Thinh Lang ward participates in city-level competitions and achieve
high prizes. At the Hoa Binh City Art
Festival in 2017, Thinh Lang ward won the first prize. Every two years,
performances are held again. The Ward will select and actively participate in
the Hoa Binh City Art Festival in 2019, contributing to the development of the
general movement in the area.
The 10th art festival for the armed forces, youths and students of Hoa Binh province celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Day wrapped up on April 25.
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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.
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