A culture and tourism festival 2010started on May 18 at the Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Cultures inthe northern province of Thai Nguyen.
The festival will feature the cultural and artistic identities of thenorth, central region and south of Vietnam through the folk songs,dance and music of ethic minority groups across the country, such as theKhmer, Pa Then, BaNa, Mong, Nung and Cham people. The culinary culture,traditional costume and rituals of the three regions will also beshowcased at the festival.
Other activities will include an exhibition displaying photos ofPresident Ho Chi Minh in Thai Nguyen Province and theinauguration ceremony of an outdoor display area at the Museum.
A seminar on Thai Nguyen tourism in connection with Hanoi and thecountry's northernmost provinces will also be held.
The event, held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and theprovincial People's Committee will draw ethnic people from as farafield as Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Bac Can, Lang Son, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, ThaiNguyen, Da Nang, Ninh Thuan and Kon Tum.
"The activities are intended to respect and promote nationalidentities and introduce the unique cultures of different regions toforeign friends," said Huynh Vinh Ai, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sportsand Tourism.
Located in the centre of Thai Nguyen city, the museum is a repositoryof the culture of ethnic groups living throughout the Vietnam.
It was established in 1960 and contains more than 10,000 documents andartefacts belonging to the country's 54 ethnic groups. The museum alsopresents an extensive collection of agricultural, handicraft, andhunting tools. Ritual clothes featuring bright colours and decorativemotifs of the different ethnic minorities are also exhibited.
The unusual costumes of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups used forworshipping their spirits are embroidered with lines and designs thatsupposedly perceive magical sounds.
The Viet-Muong showroom presents nearly 500 documents, objects, andphotographs illustrating archaeological articles discovered in PhungNguyen, Dong Dau and Go Mun in the north of the country. Exhibits ofVietnamese national agricultural and handicraft productions and brocadeswoven by the Muong are also displayed.
"It's a privilege for the museum to be selected as the venue of ThaiNguyen Culture and Tourism Week 2010," said Nguyen Thi Ngan, director ofthe museum.
"We will work with departments, enterprises, tourist companies andethnic people across the whole country on the special event," she said."/.
The festival will feature the cultural and artistic identities of thenorth, central region and south of Vietnam through the folk songs,dance and music of ethic minority groups across the country, such as theKhmer, Pa Then, BaNa, Mong, Nung and Cham people. The culinary culture,traditional costume and rituals of the three regions will also beshowcased at the festival.
Other activities will include an exhibition displaying photos ofPresident Ho Chi Minh in Thai Nguyen Province and theinauguration ceremony of an outdoor display area at the Museum.
A seminar on Thai Nguyen tourism in connection with Hanoi and thecountry's northernmost provinces will also be held.
The event, held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and theprovincial People's Committee will draw ethnic people from as farafield as Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Bac Can, Lang Son, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, ThaiNguyen, Da Nang, Ninh Thuan and Kon Tum.
"The activities are intended to respect and promote nationalidentities and introduce the unique cultures of different regions toforeign friends," said Huynh Vinh Ai, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sportsand Tourism.
Located in the centre of Thai Nguyen city, the museum is a repositoryof the culture of ethnic groups living throughout the Vietnam.
It was established in 1960 and contains more than 10,000 documents andartefacts belonging to the country's 54 ethnic groups. The museum alsopresents an extensive collection of agricultural, handicraft, andhunting tools. Ritual clothes featuring bright colours and decorativemotifs of the different ethnic minorities are also exhibited.
The unusual costumes of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups used forworshipping their spirits are embroidered with lines and designs thatsupposedly perceive magical sounds.
The Viet-Muong showroom presents nearly 500 documents, objects, andphotographs illustrating archaeological articles discovered in PhungNguyen, Dong Dau and Go Mun in the north of the country. Exhibits ofVietnamese national agricultural and handicraft productions and brocadeswoven by the Muong are also displayed.
"It's a privilege for the museum to be selected as the venue of ThaiNguyen Culture and Tourism Week 2010," said Nguyen Thi Ngan, director ofthe museum.
"We will work with departments, enterprises, tourist companies andethnic people across the whole country on the special event," she said."/.
