Meritorious artist Bach Thi Dao in Xuan Thuy commune (Kim Boi district) teaches folk singing to young people.
At present, residents in Xuan Thuy, Vinh Tien, Vinh Dong, Kim Lap and Nam Thuong communes are still keeping a large number of Muong gongs. Most of the hamlets and wards have established art teams, equipped with 12 gongs for practice and performance. Clubs have been set up in several localities to preserve cultural identity, with focus on preserving and promoting the value of Muong gong art and Muong folk songs.
Meritorious artist Bach Thi Dao, head of the Muong folk singing and gong club in Xuan Thuy commune, said that from the love for Muong culture, with the permission of the local Party Committee and authorities, the club was set up and has operated regularly. The club is also often invited to perform to serve tourists at Kim Boi Mineral Spring resort.
This year, due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Muong Dong festival did not have festive activities as in previous years, but still held the ritual ceremony with the participation of more than 200 people living in Vinh Dong commune and some neighboring communes. The festival has been re-acted from the 2017 Lunar New Year on the 7th and 8th days of the first lunar month.
According to Nguyen Thanh Ha, head of the district's Division of Culture and Information, in recent years, along with the Muong Dong festival, other traditional festivals have been re-acted and organised, contributing to the promotion of local culture and tourism. They include the Xuong Mua (going to the field) festival in Chanh hamlet of Vinh Dong commune; Sim pagoda festival - Sim Ngoai hamlet, Hop Tien commune; Lap communal house festival - Lap hamlet, Kim Lap commune; Ne pagoda festival - Ne hamlet, Xuan Thuy commune; Boi pagoda festival - Boi Ca hamlet, Nam Thuong commune; Ba Bi Communal House - Ba Bi hamlet, Hung Son commune; and Da pagoda festival - Treo hamlet, Tu Son commune./.
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