BAC LIEU CITY: FOCUSING ON INVESTING IN CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Over the past period, thanks to the close attention, regular guidance, and increased investment from the Bac Lieu City Party Committee and People's Committee, the cultural sector has increasingly developed, especially the "All people unite to build a cultured life" movement, which has become more profound and created a wider impact.

Over the past period, thanks to the close attention, regular guidance, and increased investment from the Bac Lieu City Party Committee and People's Committee, the cultural sector has increasingly developed, especially the "All people unite to build a cultured life" movement, which has become more profound and created a wider impact.

Street music performance in Bac Lieu City.

ENHANCE COORDINATION

Bac Lieu City has effectively implemented Conclusion 76 of the Politburo on continuing to implement Resolution 33 of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on building and developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of sustainable national development. At the same time, it has launched the "All People Unite to Build a Culturally Rich Life" emulation movement, which has become a widespread movement attracting the participation of the entire society. This has contributed to building a healthy and safe cultural environment in residential areas, agencies, units, and businesses.

Over the past year, the City's Department of Culture, Science and Information has strengthened coordination with various sectors and localities to implement numerous tasks related to cultural development and preservation, such as: implementing several new documents related to the sector's field (Government Decree 86, Decree 39; Circular 05 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism...). In addition, it coordinated with the City's Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs to propose to the City People's Committee the selection of representatives who are reputable individuals with many achievements contributing to the preservation, safeguarding, and promotion of traditional ethnic cultural values ​​in the locality to participate in the Vietnamese Ethnic Culture Festival organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi. It also coordinated with the City's Department of Economy and the People's Committees of the communes to continue implementing the National Target Program on building new rural areas in the cultural sector.

Furthermore, the management and preservation of historical and cultural relics in the area continue to receive attention and are regularly implemented. The City's Department of Culture, Science and Information has advised the City People's Committee on developing a plan for the restoration and preservation of historical and cultural relics that have been recognized and ranked as relics in the city. It continues to coordinate with the Provincial Relics Management Board in preparing the dossier for the historical relic of Vinh Duc Pagoda (Ward 1) and proposing its recognition as a national relic. Regular attention is paid to monitoring and managing typical cultural works and historical and cultural relics in the area, and the management, renovation, and repair of Hung Vuong Square are carried out effectively to serve the needs of the people. Coordination with the People's Committees of wards and communes is carried out to provide information on public works, schools, books, documents, and documentary heritage related to the cultural figure Le Quy Don. In 2024, we coordinated with the Cultural and Sports Center to prepare for 12 visits to the Monument to the Heroes and Martyrs and the Mau Than Incident Monument…

Cultural and artistic activities are also regularly organized by the city. This not only meets the needs of the people for entertainment and recreation during the Lunar New Year and other festivals, but also integrates them with the promotion of love for the homeland, celebrating the Party and the New Year, patriotic emulation, building new rural areas, and developing tourism…

Preserving traditional Chinese music in Bac Lieu. Photo: TA

DIFFICULTIES STILL AFFECTED

Although the cultural sector receives leadership attention and investment, it generally still faces many difficulties. The "National Unity for Building a Culturally Rich Life" movement, while developing, is sometimes lacking in enthusiasm, regularity, and continuity. The steering committees at the ward/commune level, the heads of hamlets/villages, and the cultural officers at the ward/commune level frequently change, and some new officers do not fully grasp the content, requirements, and tasks of the movement. Furthermore, there are limitations in advising and proposing the implementation of the movement at the grassroots level…

Furthermore, the dissemination and mobilization of people to implement the contents of the residential area regulations have not been highly effective, resulting in continued violations of population policy and family planning. The effectiveness of implementing civilized practices in funerals remains limited (manifested by the scattering of paper offerings along roads during funeral processions; some funerals lasting for many days; the belief in auspicious days and times, and the performance of elaborate rituals...). The activities of the hamlet/village cultural committees lack initiative and creativity, and are still heavily focused on formality; the inspection and evaluation process for recognizing cultural families and hamlets/villages is slow. The operating budget for commune cultural institutions and hamlet cultural centers is limited, leading to low operational efficiency; management staff lack professional training, and the content of activities is not diverse enough, thus failing to attract widespread public participation…

DO AI

In 2025, localities within Bac Lieu City will continue to implement the Program for the Sustainable Preservation and Promotion of Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Values, giai đoạn 2021 - 2025. Simultaneously, they will focus on effectively preserving and promoting the value of historical and cultural relics; reviewing and inventorying structures and sites with signs of relics to include them in the list and propose their ranking as provincial-level relics; and effectively implementing the plan for inventorying intangible cultural heritage of the province for the period 2021 - 2025.

In addition, we will continue to promote the "National Movement for Physical Training Following the Example of the Great President Ho Chi Minh," boost mass sports and physical education movements, and focus on investing in and developing high-performance sports. We will organize an expanded martial arts competition in 2025 to identify and cultivate high-performance athletes for future training and competition. We will develop and implement a plan to open safe swimming classes and drowning prevention programs for children in 2025. We will strengthen state management of advertising activities to promptly address shortcomings and inadequacies. We will continue to coordinate with the province and relevant sectors to inspect businesses in the fields of culture, information, sports, and tourism…

Source: https://baocamau.vn/tp-bac-lieu-quan-tam-dau-tu-cho-phat-trien-van-hoa-a85471.html