"Reviving" the cultural values of the Cao Lan ethnic group

Cao Lan Ethnic Culture and Arts Club (Ha Thuong Commune, Dai Tu, Thai Nguyen) - a place that will be a bridge between the past and the future, between traditional values and modern life. The club is not only a place to preserve and practice culture but also an address for people to exchange, connect, and promote tourism activities of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas of Thai Nguyen province.

Life is becoming more and more civilized and modern. In the whirlwind of movement and development, many traditional cultural values are at risk of being lost and forgotten. But "Culture is the soul of the nation, as long as culture exists, the nation exists" - the saying of the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is an admonition to us, at all costs, to preserve the cultural identity of our nation.

At the launching ceremony of the Cao Lan Ethnic Culture and Arts Club, delegates enjoyed the Sinh Ca and Tac Xinh dances and participated in cultural exchange activities and many fun games. Cao Lan folk songs, also known as Sinh Ca and Tac Xinh dances, are unique folk performing arts of the Cao Lan ethnic group, recognized as National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2012 and 2014 respectively.

The Cao Lan Ethnic Culture and Arts Club was established with 26 members who are citizens residing in Ha Thuong commune. (Photo: Thai Nguyen Newspaper)

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tam - Head of Cao Lan Club of Phu Thinh commune said that the Tac Sinh dance recreates the beauty in the cultural life and the beauty in the labor of the Cao Lan ethnic people. The movements are simple but still have their own characteristics, not mixed or mixed.

Since 2014, Ha Thuong commune has collected, restored, and built a Cao Lan ethnic cultural display corner at the Suoi Cat hamlet cultural house (Ha Thuong).

The Cao Lan people still preserve some of their unique cultural features and folk cultural values. (Photo: Thai Nguyen Newspaper)

The exhibition corner has preserved over 20 artifacts about the material and spiritual life of the Cao Lan ethnic group, such as production tools, daily living items, traditional costumes, and residential maps of the Cao Lan ethnic group. Thereby, it contributes significantly to helping the younger generation, neighboring communities and tourists understand more about the cultural values of the Cao Lan people, the cultural quintessence cultivated over thousands of years.

The launch of the Club is not the beginning but an important next step in the journey of preserving culture, connecting the community and realizing the goal of developing community tourism, promoting ethnic minority and mountainous tourism activities of Thai Nguyen province. So that the singing and dancing of the Cao Lan people not only resounds during festivals but also becomes a familiar melody in daily life, spreading the unique cultural values of the Cao Lan people to the public and tourists.

H.Anh

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/hoi-sinh-nhung-gia-tri-van-hoa-dan-toc-cao-lan-tinh-thai-nguyen-post324287.html