Up to 83% of Kim Boi district’s population are from ethnic minority groups. For years, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion cultural identities of local ethnic minority groups, particularly the Muong people.


Members of the Muong gong club in Beo hamlet, Xuan Thuy commune in Kim Boi district practice playing gongs.

The district People's Committee has restored and organised a number of traditional festivals such as Muong Dong festival in Vinh Dong commune, Sim pagoda festival in Hop Tien commune, Dinh Lap festival in Kim Lap commune, Den Ne festival in Xuan Thuy commune, Boi pagoda festival in Nam Thuong commune, Ba Bi communal house festival in Hung Son commune, Da pagoda festival in Tu Son commune.

 

The district has carried out the preservation of Muong people’s tangible cultural heritage such as stilt houses, household items, production tools and their intangible cultural heritage such as Mo Muong which is a great invention of the Muong people and forms the essence of almost all the values constituting the Muong culture in terms of history, literature, society, arts, belief, and daily life.

Artisan Bach Thi Dao, Head of the Muong Folk Song and Gong Teaching Club in Beo hamlet, Xuan Thuy commune, Kim Boi district said that thanks to support of local authorities, the club was established in 2017.Now, it has over 50 members.

Whenever the club is set to perform at shows in the district or across the province, Dao is always the first to participate and support its members to practice.

In major events, club members joined music groups in hamlets to together perform Muong gong. The club not only creates a useful playground, but also contributes to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural identity of the local Muong ethnic group.

In efforts to preserve cultural identities of minority ethnic groups, Kim Boi district People's Committee has made a list of 29 relics and scenic sites including the national-level archaeological relic - Dong Thech ancient tomb in Vinh Dong commune, and seven provincial-level scenic sites.

In 2023, the district digitised information and documents about four sites - the national-level archaeological relic Dong Thech ancient tomb, the site where President Ho Chi Minh visited Kim Boi District Party Committee, Boi pagoda cultural and historical relic, and Chieng communal house relic.

 

The district organised a training course on preserving and promoting the value of Mo Muong cultural heritage and introduced the Muong ethnic script to commune cultural officials and Mo Muong artisans.

Muong folk song, Muong gong and Muong folk culture clubs were established in 17 communes and town. The clubs operate regularly and effectively, contributing to preserving and promoting the cultural values of ethnic minorities in the district.

It also paid attention to opening classes to teach younger generation how to play Muong gong, or sing Thuong Dang and Bo Meng.

Nguyen Vu Hoa, head of the district’s Department of Culture and Information said that to preserve and further promote the cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group, the district People's Committee has promoted the outstanding values of cultural heritages in many forms to attract visitors, and increased cooperation with outside partners to have more resources for conservation work.

 


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