(HBO) – Through its building of various cultural and musical clubs, Thuong Coc commune in Lac Son district has become a bright spot in preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic groups at the grassroots level.


Members of the Muong Ram musical club in Thuong Coc join a singing event. 

The local Bon Muong and the Muong Ram clubs recently collaborated to revive the traditional Muong New Year's ceremony. The joint project took place at the stilt house of a household and at the cultural house of Ram Co hamlet, attracting residents, members of other clubs, and a considerable number of visitors from across the district and province. 

According to Bui Bao Du, the head of the Bon Muong club, in August last year, the commune's youth union decided to establish and introduce the Bon Muong – a youth club for preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic groups. Since then, it has gathered more than 20 members in and outside the commune who share the same passion and interests. 

In Thuong Coc, there is another exemplary cultural club, namely the Muong Cultural Preservation and Promotion Club of the Quyet Thang High School. After more than three years since its establishment, the club has grown stronger, nurturing the love and responsibility of each student in conserving traditional values. It has organised training, performances, and various experiential activities involving folk singing, folk games, and traditional costumes and cuisine. 

Currently, the Muong ethnic group accounts for 98% of the commune’s population, living across 14 hamlets within the area. 

According to Bui Van Son, Vice Chairman of the Thuong Coc People's Committee, over recent years, the Party committee and local authorities have considered recognising and promoting the value and role of culture an important task in building and developing a comprehensive Vietnamese culture. The commune now houses three clubs in residential areas and one club in school, all of its 14 hamlets have established grassroots cultural teams, with festivals, competitions, cultural and musical exchanges, and sports activities held annually.


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