A market of ethnic people in Lai Chau (Photo VNA) Lai Chau (VNA) – Lai Chau is a mountainousborder province in the northwest of Vietnam with more than 80 percent of itspopulation being ethnic minorities, creating cultural diversity.
It is home to many tangible and intangibleheritage items such as stilt houses of Thai and Mong ethnic people, brocadeweaving, ‘dan tinh’ (handmade gourd lutes), ‘hat then’ (then singing), ‘muaxoe’ (circle dance) and gong festivals.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Tong Thanh Hai said the province has outlined measures to raisepublic awareness of preserving traditional cultural values and call onorganisations and individuals to engage in the field.
The locality has supported the preservation ofethnic languages and encouraged the collection, compilation, translation andclassification of ethnic literature, art, scientific works, oral literature andfolk songs.
It also maintains good traditional customs and promotescreativity in community-based activities while eliminating backward ones.
Head of the culture and information office inThan Uyen district Hoang Thi Lieu named traditional festivals that have beenrevived such as ‘le cap sac’ (maturity ritual) of Dao ethnic people, ‘le cauphuc’ (happiness praying) of Mong ethnic group, circle dance and gong festivalof the Thai ethnic group and the traditional Tet holiday of Mong people.
Thefestivals demonstrate the local aspirations for favourable weather conditions,peace, health and growth, she added.-VNA
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