(HBO) - Dong Phong (Cao Phong) is known as a commune with the thriving movement of public art performance, which is always in the top of the district at festivals and cultural performances organized by the district.
Recently, the commune won the A prize of the whole delegation at the Public Art Festival in 2019 in Cao Phong district. The cultural movement in the commune has been increasingly developed. It is not only the rich spiritual food that is impossible to lack in the lives of the people but it also contributes to the preservation, the conservation and the development of the national culture.
A gong performance by the team of Dong Phong commune at the Public Arts Festival in 2019 in Cao Phong district.
In the past years, the Party Committee, the appropriate authorities and the other organizations of the commune have always paid attention to creating the favorable conditions for the development of the local movement of public arts. At present, the commune has the communal culture house and the stadium built under the new rural program. 100% of the hamlets have their own cultural houses and sports yards meeting the needs of playing and practicing arts and sports of the people. 100% of the hamlets have their own cultural team having from 15-25 members for each.
The movement of public arts has strongly been developed, the members of the performance teams are not only the middle-aged and elderly people, but also the teenagers are increasingly taking part in. In addition to the State’s support, most of the teams have been proactive in operating funds, purchasing audio equipment and performance costumes. Every year, the commune organizes cultural and arts exchange activities with the full participation of art teams on the occasion of festivals, New Year and anniversaries. In addition, in the hamlet’s meetings or other social activities of the unions there are performances by the members of the hamlet’s performance team.
Mr. Bui Thi Thuc, a socio-cultural official, says that the commune organizes the art competitions between the villages in the form of rotating once in each hamlet to maintain and improve the quality of the movement of public arts in the hamlets. This year, the commune has organized the public arts festival with the presence of more than 100 actors and artisans from the hamlets, attracting a large number of people to see and cheer. Thereby, it has been helping the performance teams with the opportunity to perform, exchange and learn more experiences, creating the conditions for the people to enjoy the cultural values and improve their spiritual life.
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.
