The sound of gongs extends the stream of cultural heritage.
For generations, the sound of gongs has never been absent from the traditional rituals of the M'nong people. The sounds, sometimes low, sometimes high, sometimes leisurely, sometimes rapid, seem to tell the story of the village, the mountains, and an ancient culture. Mr. Dieu Mbrang, the village elder of Ja Lu A, shared: “Gong playing is an ancient custom of the M'nong people. The M'nong play gongs to celebrate with their fellow villagers and also to connect with spirits and ancestors.”
Mr. Dieu Duc, from Ja Lu B village, is the fifth generation to preserve an ancient gong set passed down through many generations of his family. This ancient gong set is a great asset left by his ancestors to be passed down to future generations. "Whenever there's a festival, wedding, or celebration in the village, I bring out the gongs to play. I also teach my children and grandchildren how to play each gong piece and know the names of each gong to preserve the cultural traditions of the M'nong people," Mr. Dieu Duc shared.
To prevent the decline of gong culture, in 2024, the Quang Tan Commune Youth Union established the Ja Lu Youth Gong Club. The club has 15 members and meets three times a month on weekends. Nguyen Tien Toi, Secretary of the Quang Tan Commune Youth Union, said: “The Commune Youth Union recognizes that preserving and promoting traditional cultural values, including gong culture, is a very important task. Therefore, the Commune Youth Union established the Ja Lu Youth Gong Club to create an environment for young people to participate in activities, practice, and promote the beautiful culture of the M'nong ethnic group.”
Notably, the club not only helps young people better understand their ethnic traditions, but also creates a healthy environment, helping them stay away from social vices. Ms. Thi Nghiem, Secretary of the Youth Union branch in Ja Lu B village, said: “After the Youth Gong Club was established, many union members and young people participated in training very actively. Through this, they understand more about their ethnic culture, have a healthy playground, and together preserve the gong music of the M'nong people.”
Many solutions for preserving and promoting heritage.
From the sounds of gongs passed down through generations, Quang Tan commune is gradually realizing Resolution No. 80 through concrete solutions. Along with socio -economic development orientation, the locality is implementing cultural heritage preservation through many synchronized solutions, linking preservation with promoting the value and effectively exploiting cultural resources.
The focus is on strengthening propaganda and education to raise awareness and responsibility among officials, Party members, and the people regarding the value of cultural relics and heritage; thereby fostering a sense of self-awareness in preserving, protecting, and promoting traditional cultural values.
Local authorities continue to develop plans to preserve the distinctive cultural values of the community; focusing on preserving, recreating, and transmitting intangible cultural heritage through oral tradition, apprenticeship, folk performances, and community cultural activities, ensuring continuity between generations.
The commune Party Committee also identified mobilizing the combined strength of the entire society as a key factor in the work of preserving and promoting heritage. Therefore, the commune encourages economic sectors to invest in cultural preservation activities, and promotes digital transformation in the management and organization of cultural activities to enhance the effectiveness of preserving, promoting, and developing the value of heritage.
With a cultural development perspective that considers people as both the foundation and important endogenous resource, as well as the driving force and pillar for rapid and sustainable development, Quang Tan commune continues to innovate its management mechanisms and implement comprehensive solutions to protect, preserve, restore, and recreate historical relics and cultural heritage sites in the area. Through this, it promotes the value of heritage in conjunction with tourism development, digital transformation, and socio-economic development, contributing to the dissemination of the rich traditional cultural values of Quang Tan, imbued with national identity...
In line with socio-economic development orientation, the preservation of cultural heritage is being implemented in Quang Tan commune through many comprehensive solutions, linking preservation with the promotion of cultural values and the effective exploitation of cultural resources.
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