Promote the building of grassroots culture, fostering the foundation for development

Promoting heritage values

Nghe An currently has over 2,600 relics and scenic spots, with 429 relics ranked, including 4 special national relics, 142 national relics, nearly 300 provincial relics and over 2,000 unranked relics.

Receiving the Emulation Flag of the Leading Unit from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

According to the assessment, Nghe An is located in the Nghe An cultural region with its own identity, not mixed with other cultural sub-regions. To preserve, embellish and promote the values ​​of relics and heritages, the Department of Culture and Sports has directed grassroots levels to strengthen inventory work; prepare records for classification, restoration, embellishment, renovation, protection and promotion of cultural heritage values. Deploy the development of the Cultural Development Project to 2030; continue to implement the projects of Hoanh Son communal house and Dong Vien communal house (Nam Dan). Develop a detailed outline of the exhibition house of the Soviet Nghe Tinh Museum; outline of the exhibition of the Museum of Culture of Western Nghe An ethnic groups. Summarize 10 years of inventorying intangible cultural heritage and organize the 3rd ceremony to honor People's Artisans and Meritorious Artisans; successfully organize the contest "Learning about Nghe An cultural heritage in 2022".

Kim Lien relic site - an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists. Photo: Archive

The Department also proactively advised on the promulgation of policies to support the conservation of cultural heritage in Nghe An province, with 4 policies. These are: Policies to support caretakers, rank and receive certificates, restore and embellish relics, and support the conservation of intangible cultural heritage. Strengthen the direction of heritage inventory, announce intangible cultural heritage, effectively carry out the work of compiling records to rank, restore and embellish relics; in 2022, rank 10 provincial-level relics, 1 special national relic and 2 national relics. Implement many projects to restore and embellish important key relics such as: Hoanh Son communal house, Dong Vien communal house, Western Nghe An Ethnic Culture Museum, Nghe Tinh Soviet Museum...

The new space of the Giam folk song is recreated at Ho Chi Minh Square. Photo courtesy of Minh Quan

Extensively implement propaganda work to raise awareness about cultural heritage conservation,...; successfully organize the contest "Learning about Nghe An cultural heritage in 2022". Deploy instructions for implementing Resolution No. 29/2021/NQ-HDND dated December 9, 2021 of the Provincial People's Council on policies for artisans, artists, clubs associated with honoring People's Artisans, Meritorious Artisans...

Continue to implement the Project on Preserving and Promoting Folk Performing Arts of Ethnic Minorities in Nghe An Province, 2018-2025 period; develop Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam folk song programs to serve the people of Nam Dan District, Cua Lo Town and mountainous districts; organize the Cultural Day of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Quy Chau District; successfully organize the Vi and Giam Folk Song Competition of the Culture and Sports Sector on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the Culture Sector; implement the Project on Preserving and Promoting Folk Performing Arts of Ethnic Minorities in Nghe An Province, 2018-2025 period; guide and create conditions for people to participate in creating, enjoying cultural values ​​and self-organizing community cultural activities.

Develop a broad grassroots cultural movement

A scene from the play Ho Xuan Huong on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of her birth. Photo: NVCC

In 2022, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has chosen it as the year of "building a grassroots cultural environment"; the goals and tasks have been focused on and implemented synchronously and in depth by the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An. The Department has advised on the issuance of 3 policies to support the development of grassroots cultural life, including: supporting the institution of village and hamlet cultural houses after the merger; supporting playground equipment for children in especially disadvantaged mountainous villages; supporting rewards for cultural models, supporting equipment for new rural villages and communes...

The Department has surveyed, selected, and directed the construction of grassroots cultural models in 2022; guided the implementation of cultural infrastructure criteria and cultural criteria in the National Criteria Set on building new rural communes, advanced new rural communes, model new rural communes; new rural districts, advanced new rural districts in the period 2021-2025.

Advise the People's Committee to promulgate the Regulation on organization and operation of the Steering Committee for the movement of the People's solidarity to build cultural life and family work in the province; Decision on recognition of agencies, units and enterprises achieving the title of typical cultural unit for 5 years (2017-2021) at the provincial level; Plan to implement the Program to implement the movement of the People's solidarity to build cultural life in the period of 2022-2026.

In addition, mass sports have developed extensively, the implementation of swimming and drowning prevention programs has been effective. Youth football has achieved high results, with Gold Medals in all age groups... Successfully organized Sports Festivals at all levels and the 9th Provincial Sports Festival.

Continue to promote grassroots culture to create momentum for socio-economic development

In order for grassroots culture to be truly deeply involved by the entire political system, next year, the Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports will continue to strengthen State management in the fields of culture, sports and family. Focus resources on successfully implementing the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels and the 5-year Socio-Economic Development Plan for the period 2021-2025. Proactively advise on developing programs and plans for developing cultural and sports careers in conjunction with socio-economic development programs and goals, implementing the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020-2025.

Promote the implementation of the Provincial Party Committee's Action Program and the Provincial People's Committee's Plan on Resolution No. 33-NQ/TW of the 11th Central Executive Committee on developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the country's sustainable development requirements, Resolution No. 05-NQ/TU dated December 14, 2016 of the Provincial Party Executive Committee on building cultural people and cultural families in Nghe An to meet integration and development.

Deploying solutions to preserve and promote tangible and intangible heritage, focusing on developing heritage economy, especially promoting the application of information technology to digitally convert cultural heritage data.

Direct and guide the organization of on-site and grassroots cultural activities to enhance the level of cultural enjoyment for the people, focusing on mountainous, remote, isolated and ethnic minority areas. Continue to support the construction of cultural and sports institutions at the grassroots level in the province according to Resolution No. 30/2020/NQ-HDND dated December 13, 2020. Continue to implement the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life" associated with the movement to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas...