Preserving, conserving and promoting Muong culture in Ninh Binh

This is an annual event of ethnic minorities in Nho Quan mountainous district, and has become a unique cultural tourism product, bearing the unique identity of this locality.

Preserve, protect and promote Muong culture in Ninh Binh picture 1 — Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Doan Minh Huan presented flowers to congratulate the Cultural and Sports Festival of ethnic groups in Nho Quan district. Photo: NB Newspaper

Ninh Binh Provincial Party Secretary Doan Minh Huan, leaders of the People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Binh province, along with a large number of people and tourists from all over the country attended the ceremony.

Speaking at the opening of the Festival, Mr. Hoang Khac Tiep, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nho Quan district, emphasized that Nho Quan is a mountainous district, located at the northwestern gateway of Ninh Binh province, a gathering place of 28 ethnic groups with a population of over 174 thousand people, of which the Muong ethnic group accounts for 17%.

Preserve, protect and promote Muong culture in Ninh Binh picture 2 — Chairman of Nho Quan District People's Committee Hoang Khap Tiep delivered the opening speech of the Festival. Photo: NB Newspaper

Nho Quan is referred to as the "ancient land", where many layers of cultural sediments are deposited with historical relics marking the appearance of humans more than 7,500 years ago, the cradle of the revolutionary movement and possessing unique cultural heritage resources.

Many generations of ethnic minorities have passed down and spread good traditional cultural values, including many valuable tangible and intangible cultural heritages such as festivals, traditional crafts, culinary dishes, performing arts such as Cheo singing, dum singing, lullabies, sac bua singing, gongs and folk games of the Muong ethnic group have been preserved, maintained and developed.

Along with unique cultural values, Nho Quan is also endowed by nature with many famous landscapes and landscapes such as: Cuc Phuong National Park, Van Trinh Cave, But Cave - Thien Ha Cave, Dong Chuong Lake, Cuc Phuong mineral spring, mountains and a system of majestic and poetic caves, rivers and lakes associated with historical and traditional cultural values that are always preserved and developed.

The advantages of nature, landscape, culture and history are important premises for Nho Quan to form and develop famous eco-tourism, resort and sports areas such as: Cuc Phuong resort, Vedana high-class eco-tourism area, Trang An Golf Course, Phu Doi Ngang spiritual tourism area...

Preserve and promote Muong culture in Ninh Binh picture 3 — The Organizing Committee presented flowers to congratulate the teams participating in the festival. Photo: NB Newspaper

The Cultural and Sports Festival is an annual cultural event of ethnic minorities in Nho Quan district, aiming to create a healthy and useful playground, an opportunity for artisans, actors, and mass athletes to meet, exchange, and introduce the cultural quintessence of their ethnic groups and localities.

This is also an opportunity for Nho Quan to promote and introduce cultural products and tourism products to domestic and international friends and tourists, contributing to preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development, thereby raising awareness of all levels, sectors and ethnic minorities in building and developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of sustainable national development.

Preserve and promote Muong culture in Ninh Binh picture 4 — A special performance at the opening ceremony. Photo: NB Newspaper

This year's Nho Quan District Ethnic Culture and Sports Festival will be held for 3 days, from March 1 to March 3 at Cuc Phuong Commune Stadium. With the theme "Nho Quan - A place to gather and spread", the Festival will have the participation of 11 delegations, with over 2,000 artists, actors, and mass athletes from art and sports clubs throughout the district, promising to create a colorful cultural space, bringing spiritual values, spreading positive messages, and honoring the strength of national unity.

Coming to the Festival, people and tourists can participate in and experience many cultural and sports activities rich in identity such as: Mass art performances; Camping and culinary festivals; Gong performances, bamboo dances; Fairs and exhibitions of local industrial, handicraft and OCOP products; Exhibition space for the thematic exhibition "Truong Sa - Hoang Sa of Vietnam - Historical and legal evidence"; competitions in sports and folk games such as: stick pushing, throwing con, stilt walking, crossbow shooting...

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