The ancient Muong area of Muong Dong – Kim Boi is experiencing a cultural resurgence, becoming a popular source of spiritual enrichment and drawing locals from walks of life.
Kim Boi district prioritises teaching of
traditional culture to younger generations
Cultural and art activities have flourished not
only in Vinh Dong commune but across the district, fully meeting local creative
and recreational needs. Traditional folk performances such as Muong gong
ensemble performances, and folk songs and dances of the Muong and Dao ethnic
groups, as well as Mo Muong rituals and other spiritual activities in
festivals, are being increasingly preserved and promoted. The annual Muong Dong
festival, held on the 8th day of the Lunar New Year in Vinh Dong commune,
attracts numerous amateur performers to cultural activities, processions, and
gong performances.
Having recorded these achievements, yet
community-based cultural and art activities are facing hurdles such as limited
funding, lack of land for cultural houses, recreational spaces, and training
grounds, as well as inadequate infrastructure and equipment, especially in
remote areas.
Looking ahead, Kim Boi district plans to enhance
the leadership and direction of Party Committees and local authorities in
promoting grassroots cultural activities. Key focuses include improving the
quality of community cultural life through the movement for national solidarity
in building cultural lifestyles, completing cultural facilities and supporting the
formation of cultural and art clubs and performance troupes, promoting
traditional folk arts to create cultural products rich in ethnic identity;
effective management, planning, training, and nurturing of staff responsible
for cultural affairs; proposing policies and investment levels for public art
activities, and arranging specialised training and political education for
artists and folk artisans, renewing the activities of relevant clubs and
professional associations to unify and inspire creativity among artists and
artisans, while encouraging public engagement in preserving and passing down
traditional cultural values.
With an increasingly vibrant and widespread emulation movement aimed at building cultured residential areas and cultured families, Yen Thuy District has been making steady progress toward improving both the material and spiritual well-being of its people, while fostering a civilized, prosperous, beautiful, and progressive community.
Once lacking recreational spaces and community facilities, Residential Group 2 in Quynh Lam Ward (Hoa Binh City) has recently received attention for the construction of a new, spacious, and fully equipped cultural house. The project followed the model of state support combined with public contributions in both labor and funding.
The "All people unite to build cultural life" movement, which has been effectively integrated with Kim Boi district’s socio-economic development goals, is fostering a lively spirit of emulation across local residential areas, hamlets, villages, public agencies, and enterprises. In addition, through the initiative, traditional cultural values are being preserved and promoted, while community solidarity and mutual support in poverty reduction and economic development are being strengthened.
A working delegation of the Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee led by its Permanent Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Toan on June 11 inspected the progress of a project to build the Mo Muong Cultural Heritage Conservation Space linked to tourism services in Hop Phong commune, Cao Phong district.
Born and growing in the heroic land of Muong Dong, Dinh Thi Kieu Dung, a resident in Bo town of Kim Boi district, in her childhood was nurtured by the sweet lullabies of her grandmother and mother. These melodies deeply imprinted on her soul, becoming an inseparable part of her love for her ethnic group's culture. For over 20 years, this love for her hometown has driven Dung to research, collect, and pass down the cultural values of the Muong people to future generations.
In the final days of May, the Ethnic Art Troupe of Hoa Binh Province organized performances to serve the people in remote, mountainous, and particularly disadvantaged areas within the province. These were not just ordinary artistic shows, but they were the meaningful journeys aimed at spreading cultural values, enhancing the spiritual life of the people and contributing to the preservation of ethnic minority cultural identities.
