The Dao ethnic group's cultural preservation club in the province summarizes 10 years of activities.

On December 14th, at the Tuyen Quang Cultural and Cinema Center Auditorium, the Tuyen Quang Province Dao Ethnic Culture Preservation Club held a ceremony to summarize its 10 years of activity. Attending the ceremony were: Mr. Trieu Duc Thanh, former Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and former Chairman of the People's Committee of Ha Giang Province; Mr. Phuong Quay Phin, former Standing Committee Member of the Provincial Party Committee and former Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ha Giang Province; leaders and former leaders of departments, agencies, and units of the province; and representatives from the Hanoi University of Culture.

Delegates attending the closing ceremony.

At the closing meeting, the Steering Committee and delegates discussed the summary report, the revised and supplemented regulations for strengthening the Steering Committee, the emulation and reward work, and the direction and objectives of activities in the coming period.

The club is dedicated to preserving and promoting the traditional culture of the Dao ethnic group.

The Tuyen Quang Province Dao Ethnic Culture Preservation Club was established by Decision No. 01/QD-VH&TL, dated March 29, 2014, of the Tuyen Quang Provincial Culture and Exhibition Center, with Mr. Ban Xuan Trieu, a Red Dao ethnic minority, as the Club's Chairman. Since its launch, the Tuyen Quang Province Dao Ethnic Culture Preservation Club has had 45 members representing all nine Dao ethnic groups. To date, it has expanded widely to communes throughout the province. After the merger, the province has over 232,000 Dao people, ranking third in the province's population, after the Kinh and Tay ethnic groups (formerly Ha Giang : 127,181 people, former Tuyen Quang: 105,359 people), accounting for 12% of the province's population and approximately 26% of the national Dao population. The cultural identity and beliefs of the Dao people in Tuyen Quang are very rich; out of 400 intangible cultural heritage items of all ethnic groups in the province, the Dao people have as many as 133 intangible cultural heritage items.

Leaders of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province presented flowers to congratulate the Club on its 10 years of operation.

Over its 10 years of operation, the Dao Ethnic Culture Preservation Club of the province has truly been a common home, contributing to rekindling the faith of the Dao people in raising their awareness of preserving and promoting their invaluable cultural treasures in the face of the gradual erosion of their ethnic identity. This organizational structure has spread and connected with Dao people nationwide. Through the activities of the Club, it has contributed to building national unity.

Leaders of the Provincial Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions presented Certificates of Commendation from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to the collectives and individuals of the Club.

The delegates unanimously agreed to continue implementing the Club's organizational and operational regulations, which were amended and supplemented during the Club's 10-year review. They will maintain the activities of existing clubs and establish new ones. They will participate in opening classes to teach conversational Dao language and ancient Dao script. They will encourage parents and grandparents in urban areas to teach their children and grandchildren the Dao language and embroidery techniques for Dao traditional clothing.

Comrade Tran Thi Hoan, Vice Chairperson of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Tuyen Quang province, presented Certificates of Commendation to individuals of the Club.

Each Dao ethnic group organizes a comprehensive performing arts troupe with content such as singing and dancing in traditional ceremonies, love songs, lullabies, songs praising the Party, President Ho Chi Minh, and the homeland, as well as in daily life. Members of the Steering Committee in charge of the Dao ethnic group need to maintain contact and connection with their respective Dao groups in the province, collect information on cultural and religious traditions, investigate and document what remains and develop conservation solutions, and restore what has faded away or connect with Dao people in other provinces to restore and preserve it.

The club hopes that communes throughout the province will create favorable conditions to support its activities, such as establishing new grassroots clubs to preserve and promote the cultural identity of the Dao ethnic group after the province's merger. Regular meetings of all club members will be held in the province every two years, summarizing the past 10 years…

The delegates took a commemorative photo.

On the occasion of the Club's 10th anniversary, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 2 collectives and 3 individuals; the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 5 individuals; and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded Certificates of Commendation to 4 individuals of the Club.

Text and photos: Quang Hoa

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/thoi-su-chinh-polit/tin-tuc/202512/cau-lac-bo-bao-ton-van-hoa-dan-toc-dao-tinh-tong-ket-10-nam-hoat-dong-6d247a3/