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Sharing the UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage of the Central Highlands' Gong Culture Space, Dak Lak is the only province among the five Central Highlands provinces to date that has had five resolutions from its Provincial People's Council on the preservation of this heritage. This demonstrates the concrete attention given to this heritage by the Dak Lak Provincial People's Council, the Provincial People's Committee, and all levels and sectors.
In particular, Resolution 05/2016/NQ-HĐND on the preservation and promotion of gong culture has created momentum for localities throughout the province to pay attention and actively participate in preserving traditional culture.
Implementing Resolution 05, with specific plans from the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and related documents, hundreds of sets of gongs and thousands of traditional costumes have been given to artisans in the villages. In addition, many rituals, ceremonies, and folk cultural activities have been revived. Most importantly, there has been a positive shift in awareness among the people.
Former Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Lak province, Dang Gia Duan, once told us that gong culture is the foundation and driving force for preserving the values of other folk cultures of the Central Highlands ethnic groups. Previously, the "bleeding" of gongs occurred throughout the villages, but now it seems to have stopped; on the contrary, more and more people love, cherish, and preserve gongs.
By effectively implementing policies to preserve folk culture, especially the cultural space of gong music, many traditional cultural values of ethnic minority communities have been maintained and restored in their villages. This is an important condition for developing community tourism in ethnic minority villages.
Simultaneously, with the aim of supporting the development of community tourism in ethnic minority villages, Dak Lak province developed and promulgated Resolution 08/2021/NQ-HĐND dated August 13, 2021, on supporting the development of community tourism in ethnic minority villages in Dak Lak province, giai đoạn 2021 - 2025. This resolution has created momentum for the development of community tourism in Dak Lak.
To date, Dak Lak has its first officially recognized community tourism village, Ako Dhong Community Tourism Village. In 2023, the Provincial People's Committee agreed to support the development of community tourism in two more ethnic minority villages: Kuop village in Dray Sap commune, Krong Ana district, and Tri village in Krong Na commune, Buon Don district.
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The 2023 Dak Lak Province Ethnic Culture Festival, held in mid-November, left a lasting impression not only because of its engaging activities but also because it brought together generations of artisans. Many young people from various villages skillfully performed different forms of folk culture.
Performing alongside senior artisans at the Dak Lak Province Ethnic Culture Festival, the young Ede Bih gong ensemble impressed locals and tourists alike. The Ede Bih gong ensemble from Buon Trap town, Krong Ana district, is the youngest all-female gong ensemble in Dak Lak province, with 20 members aged 7-13. The ensemble previously won the B prize and the award for the youngest gong ensemble at the 2nd Dak Lak Province Gong Culture Festival.
Recognizing the role of artisans, Dak Lak province issued Resolution 06/2023/NQ-HĐND dated June 14, 2023, on supporting artisans in the province. This support aims to contribute to improving their material and spiritual lives, fostering confidence and motivation for artisans to unite, preserve, and promote the traditional cultural values of ethnic groups.
The passion and efforts of these young artisans demonstrate that the younger generation in the villages is aware of its responsibility to promote the national cultural identity. Recently, the Buon Ma Thuot City Youth Gong Team Festival showed that the younger generation is successively preserving and inheriting the precious heritage of the nation. Among the 33 villages and hamlets of ethnic minorities in the city, 14 youth gong teams with approximately 250 young artisans participated in the program.
Linh Nga Niê Kđăm, a researcher of Central Highlands folklore, shared: "This proves that gong music has returned to the living space of each community and ethnic group in the villages and hamlets. Young gong ensembles not only inherit the precious heritage of their ancestors but also develop cultural values into a strength for economic development. From there, they gain further motivation to sustainably preserve and promote the cultural value of gong music."
The Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Lak province, Thai Hong Ha, emphasized: Putting resolutions into practice, the ultimate goal of policies is merely to provide support and a foundation to encourage and motivate. The most important thing is that the subjects of culture truly feel their role and responsibility in preserving and promoting the precious heritage of their ancestors. In reality, Dak Lak province has effectively promoted the role of the ethnic minority communities, and the cultural heritage will continue to flow in their lives.
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