A village that features the values ofthe distinctive cultures of each of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups will beinaugurated in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi, in mid-September thisyear.
Before the event, representatives, artisans, village chiefs andprofessionals from these groups met in Hanoi on April 19 to discussway of managing and operating the village properly and efficiently.
Ho Anh Tuan, the Manager of the Culture-Tourism Village forVietnamese Ethnic Groups, said that the village, which is currentlyunder construction, aims to provide a space where each ethnic communitycan present its own culture in an authentic manner.
“When fostering their cultural values, the ethnic communities themselveskeep these unique values alive and preserve them for the futuregenerations,” Tuan emphasised.
Knowing that no one can preserve cultural values as well as theircreators, the developers of the village have invited artisans fromethnic groups to take on the management of their own cultural spaces inthe village, according to the village’s manager.
Present at the meeting, the Chairman of the Vietnam ’s Folk &Culture Association, To Ngoc Thanh, emphasised that the mechanism tomanage the village should help every ethnic community to reveal its owntrue characteristics.
“The Culture-Tourism Village for Vietnamese Ethnic Groups shouldserve as a research centre for all Vietnamese ethnic groups,” Thanhadded.
The General Secretary of Vietnam ’s Cultural Heritage Council, Do VanTru, raised the need to organise groups of volunteers from the ethnicgroups to help the village in its activities.
On the occasion, the Management Board of the Culture-Tourism Village ofVietnamese Ethnic Groups called for donations of tools and materialsthat depict the cultures of the 54 ethnic groups to showcase in thevillage./.
Before the event, representatives, artisans, village chiefs andprofessionals from these groups met in Hanoi on April 19 to discussway of managing and operating the village properly and efficiently.
Ho Anh Tuan, the Manager of the Culture-Tourism Village forVietnamese Ethnic Groups, said that the village, which is currentlyunder construction, aims to provide a space where each ethnic communitycan present its own culture in an authentic manner.
“When fostering their cultural values, the ethnic communities themselveskeep these unique values alive and preserve them for the futuregenerations,” Tuan emphasised.
Knowing that no one can preserve cultural values as well as theircreators, the developers of the village have invited artisans fromethnic groups to take on the management of their own cultural spaces inthe village, according to the village’s manager.
Present at the meeting, the Chairman of the Vietnam ’s Folk &Culture Association, To Ngoc Thanh, emphasised that the mechanism tomanage the village should help every ethnic community to reveal its owntrue characteristics.
“The Culture-Tourism Village for Vietnamese Ethnic Groups shouldserve as a research centre for all Vietnamese ethnic groups,” Thanhadded.
The General Secretary of Vietnam ’s Cultural Heritage Council, Do VanTru, raised the need to organise groups of volunteers from the ethnicgroups to help the village in its activities.
On the occasion, the Management Board of the Culture-Tourism Village ofVietnamese Ethnic Groups called for donations of tools and materialsthat depict the cultures of the 54 ethnic groups to showcase in thevillage./.
