Kha Cuu preserves the beauty of Muong culture

Kha Cuu Commune, Thanh Son District has 86% of the population being Muong ethnic people. Along with language, costumes, cuisine, labor tools... folk performing arts and other unique cultural values ​​have created a unique cultural identity. The tangible and intangible cultural heritages of the Muong people here have been and are being preserved, promoting their value in life and passing on to future generations.

Muong people participate in gong performance in traditional stilt house

Along with the unique cultural features preserved through many generations, at the same time, the Project "Inventory, collection, preservation, and promotion of Muong ethnic cultural identity in the period of 2017-2020, orientation to 2025" and the Project "Continuing the work of preserving and promoting the cultural values ​​of Muong and other ethnic minorities in Thanh Son district in the period of 2021-2025" have been well implemented, many household items and labor tools of Muong people in Kha Cuu have been collected and preserved. In addition, Muong ethnic cultural clubs have also been established and operated effectively, contributing significantly to preserving and promoting the national cultural identity.

Ms. Dinh Thi Thanh Ha - Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, Vice Chairman of the Muong Ethnic Culture Club of Kha Cuu Commune shared: Currently, the commune has 15 Muong and other ethnic culture clubs with more than 200 members, including 14 clubs of residential areas. Members of the Muong Ethnic Culture Club are active factors in mobilizing people to preserve the ethnic cultural identity. The Muong Ethnic Culture Clubs in the commune are operating effectively, contributing to preserving and promoting the Muong ethnic cultural identity, while creating a highlight for Kha Cuu to attract tourists.

Looms in Muong Cultural Space in Chuoi village

Not only taking care of family economic development, Kha Cuu people also pay attention to preserving traditional cultural beauty including: Preserving daily living utensils such as baskets, trays, sticky rice pots, rice mortars, rice harvesters... In particular, the cuisine of the Muong people in general, the Muong people in Kha Cuu in particular, is very diverse, rich, known by many people such as five-color sticky rice, bamboo rice, bamboo shoots, steamed vegetables, grilled stream fish and still retains its own unique flavor and features.

In many residential areas, the Duong is still preserved - an ancient household item of the Muong people used to pound rice. Nowadays, the Duong has been transformed into a traditional musical instrument, used in the daily life of the people, especially on holidays, New Year, or important tasks in the village, every time there is a festival.

Five-color sticky rice dish is created by the skillful hands of Muong Kha Cuu women.

In 2023, the traditional stilt house of the Muong people was built at the Commune People's Committee, funded by the State and contributed by the people in the commune. Gongs, bamboo poles and many traditional items were brought to preserve and display in this traditional stilt house. Next to the stilt house, members of the Muong Ethnic Culture Club often perform vi singing, gong playing, dam bamboo poles, touch bamboo tubes... on holidays and Tet...

Thanh Son district is focusing on developing a community tourism model in Kha Cuu commune associated with preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group. The image of a highland village with water wheels and traditional stilt houses associated with the cultural space of the Muong ethnic group in households in Kha Cuu is an advantage for the district to choose to invest in building a community tourism model. The beauty of Muong culture in Kha Cuu has attracted many tourists to visit, experience and learn.

In particular, the stilt houses, the water wheels or the kitchens with sunlight shining through the bamboo walls and the Muong women preparing five-color sticky rice have attracted many photographers from all over the country and hundreds of photographers from India, Japan, Canada, Korea... to capture images preserving the beauty of Muong culture in Kha Cuu, contributing to promoting Thanh Son tourism and at the same time motivating the people of Kha Cuu to love and preserve Muong cultural identity together; multiplying unique values ​​in developing community tourism.

Phuong Thanh

Source: https://baophutho.vn/kha-cuu-giu-gin-net-dep-van-hoa-muong-221001.htm