Dak Nong builds geopark tourism products

Preserving cultural values ​​in the CVĐC area

Over the years, Dak Nong province has always paid attention to and directed the Department of Culture, Dak Nong Geopark Management Board (now the Center for Investment Promotion to support businesses and Dak Nong Geopark Management) to carry out many activities of collecting, documenting and ranking historical relics and scenic spots.

According to Decision No. 428/QD-UBND dated April 4, 2023 on approving the List of inventory of historical - cultural relics and scenic spots in Dak Nong province, in the Geopark area there are 4 archaeological relics; 8 historical and cultural relics; 42 scenic relics.

The brocade weaving cooperative in Dak Nia commune, Gia Nghia city (Dak Nong) strives to bring brocade of local people in Dak Nong province to the wider world.

The province has collected, arranged, classified and preserved 34,000 artifacts and heritages. This contributes to supplementing and gradually perfecting the artifact collections, meeting the requirements for displaying and promoting heritage; ensuring the gradual stability of the exhibition complexes when the Museum Exhibition House is built.

Up to now, more than 80 exhibitions have been organized with more than 15,000 artifacts, images, documents... attracting more than 30,000 visitors from inside and outside the province to visit, research and study.

In addition, the locality promoted heritages through many activities such as: organizing 6 training courses - introducing cultural heritages of Dak Nong province in the program "Friendly school - active students" at secondary schools, high schools and boarding schools for ethnic minorities in the districts, attracting 2,350 students to participate; bringing artifacts with typical cultural values ​​to participate in exhibitions promoting heritages in Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc provinces, etc. Archaeological relics have been discovered and excavated, collecting many valuable relics.

During the process of living and developing, each ethnic group in the Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark region has accumulated knowledge and practical experience, which gradually becomes indigenous knowledge about labor, production, and culture, passed down through generations.

At the same time, the province issued many plans to preserve intangible cultural heritages. In particular, the province issued a plan to collect, research, preserve and promote intangible cultural heritages at risk of being lost by local ethnic minorities in the period of 2021 - 2025; implement the project "Preserving and promoting the values ​​of folk songs, folk dances and folk music of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development in the period of 2021 - 2030" in Dak Nong province; the project "Preserving and promoting traditional brocades of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development in Dak Nong province; amending regulations on management, protection and promotion of the values ​​of historical - cultural relics and scenic spots in the province, etc.

Dak Nong province focuses on preserving intangible cultural heritages at risk of being lost of local ethnic minorities in the Geopark area.

Dak Nong implements activities to preserve intangible cultural heritages. Specifically, Dak Nong organizes training courses on traditional brocade weaving skills of the M'nong ethnic group; training courses on preserving M'nong folk songs; restoring handicraft villages, weaving, brocade weaving, and making rice wine.

In addition, the locality conducts investigations and surveys on the traditional weaving profession of the local ethnic minorities M'nong, Ma, Ede in Dak Nong province. The province preserves the traditional cultural village in Buor village in the Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark area...

In 2022, the traditional weaving craft of the M'nong people in Dak Nong province was included in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Handwoven products are a testament to the creativity, aesthetic thinking and rich spiritual life of ethnic minorities in the province. The province issued the Project "Preserving and promoting traditional brocade of the M'nong, Ma, Ede, Thai, Dao ethnic minorities associated with tourism development" in Dak Nong province.

Community tourism development

Launched in August 2022, the Jok Nam Nung community tourism group (DLCĐ), Nam Nung commune, Krong No district is a place to promote and introduce the unique cultural and lifestyle features of the M'nong people.

With two main participants, Ja Rah and Jok Ju, the group initially had 26 members, later increasing to more than 40 members. As a form of community-based tourism, here, everyone is assigned very clear tasks according to each group: gong group, brocade weaving group, culinary group, service group... Although it was established not long ago, the Jok Nam Nung community-based tourism has welcomed thousands of visitors.

Krong No district has organized gong teaching classes, attracting the participation of many young ethnic minority people.

Visitors to Jok Nam Nung not only experience staying in a stilt house and enjoy the traditional cuisine of the M'nong people, but also join in the gong rhythms, dances, enjoy the spicy wine, experience brocade weaving, knitting and enjoy the beauty of the waterfalls in the area. Cultural features that seem familiar to the locals become new and attractive to visitors from near and far:

Among the more than 40 members of the DLCĐ group, in addition to the elderly artisans of the gong teams, there are also many enthusiastic young people participating.

In 2024, in order to preserve and promote the traditional culture of ethnic minorities, Krong No district has deployed support for audio equipment for 9 cultural houses in 9 ethnic minority villages.

Y Nhut shared: "Being guided and taught by artisans, I feel proud to contribute to preserving the unique cultural features of my people. Joining the DLCCĐ group also gives me the opportunity to introduce the cultural identity of my people to tourists, and at the same time learn many new things."

Although the income from tourism is not significant, since welcoming tourists, people have gradually realized the benefits of community-based tourism, and have been more proactive in preserving traditional culture and restoring handicrafts. The young generation understands and loves their ethnic culture. The unique cultural values ​​of the M'nong people are spread and promoted.

To exploit and promote the potential of community-based tourism, the Provincial People's Committee approved the Project on Developing Tourism Products, Building a Community-based Tourism Model Associated with Krong No Volcano Geopark. The province implemented the contents of building and developing tourism products, community-based tourism models, connecting routes and tourist destinations in the province.

The Provincial People's Council issued Resolution 25/2023/NQ-HDND replacing Resolution 06/2018/NQ-HDND on policies to encourage and support investment in Dak Nong province, including a project to support the development of community-based tourism.

In recent times, Dak Nong province has focused on cooperation, scientific research, promotion and education of heritage values ​​of the UNESCO Dak Nong Global Geopark.

Specifically, the DLCĐ point project meets the service quality requirements as prescribed in the National Standards TCVN 13259:2020 issued together with Decision No. 3941/QD-BKHCN dated December 31, 2020 of the Ministry of Science and Technology and has been recognized by the competent authority as qualified to serve tourists and is supported with 20% of the cost of infrastructure construction. The maximum support level is not more than 1 billion VND/DLĐ point. Business households that are community members at the DLCĐ point are supported with 20% of the cost of renovating and renewing items serving tourists, the maximum support level is not more than 100 million VND/business household.

Up to now, localities in the Dak Nong UNESCO Geopark have developed and formed community tourism models; established traditional art troupes with tourism service programs. The province has selected, restored and maintained the annual organization of 12 festivals and 4 typical traditional festivals of the local ethnic groups as tourism products.

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