Preserving ethnic groups’ tradition culture – urgent task: minister

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism always considers the management, preservation and promotion of traditional culture of ethnic minority groups one of urgent, strategic and long-term tasks.
Preserving ethnic groups’ tradition culture – urgent task: minister ảnh 1Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism always considers themanagement, preservation and promotion of traditional culture of ethnicminority groups one of urgent, strategic and long-term tasks, Minister NguyenNgoc Thien said at the Q&A session as part of the National Assembly’songoing third plenum on June 14.

Clearingup deputies’ questions regarding outcomes of preservation and development oftraditional culture, especially folk arts, Thien said the ministry has deployedan array of specific solutions and projects to protect traditional hamlets.

Upto 25 hamlets of 19 ethnic minority groups like Cham, Ba Na, Muong and Thai havereceived support to preserve their cultural values, he noted.  

Toprotect folk arts, the ministry has helped localities open classes on intangibleculture of ethnic minority groups with teachers being artisans, according tothe official.  

Headded that the ministry has carried out projects on preserving traditionalcostumes and languages, collecting and displaying traditional cultural heritageof ethnic minority groups, and organised regular meetings with villagepatriarchs, heads of villages and local prestigious people.

TheLiterature and Art Association of Vietnamese Ethnic Minorities has also boostedthe production, collection and popularisation of quality works that reflect theland, people, culture and traditional art forms of ethnic minority groups, theminister said.

Chairman-Ministerof the NA’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs Do Van Chien said the Party and Statealways pay heed to the work.

TheVietnam Museum of Ethnology, the Culture and Tourism Village of VietnameseEthnic Groups, the Cultural Festival of Ethnic Minority Groups and many folksongs of ethnic minorities groups have been recognised as cultural heritages,he said.

AfterNguyen Ngoc Thien, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien was the third Cabinetmember to take the floor.-VNA
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