Thai Xoe art was officially recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 15, 2021 in Paris (France). This is a folk dance of the Thai people in the Northwestern provinces, especially in 4 provinces: Son La, Lai Chau, Dien Bien and Yen Bai with 3 main types: Ritual Xoe, Circle Xoe and Performance Xoe. Thai Xoe has a strong ethnic and communal character, is widely spread and has become a common performing art of the people in the Northwestern region.
Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall preside over and coordinate with agencies, units and localities to develop a detailed plan for the organization. At the same time, Nghia Lo town and Mu Cang Chai district shall review infrastructure and tourism products, and closely coordinate with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize the welcoming ceremony and festival to ensure requirements.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinates with Mu Cang Chai district to guide people to synchronously apply technical measures in rice cultivation, especially in areas with key tourism activities; mobilize people to preserve the original and promote the value of relics and heritage.
Thai Xoe art was officially recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 15, 2021. Photo: Internet
Mr. Nguyen Hoang Long, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Yen Bai province, said that in order to proactively and carefully prepare the necessary conditions to organize the welcoming ceremony and festival to ensure the requirements, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 1584 UBND-VX dated May 30, 2022 on preparing the necessary conditions to organize tourism activities and events.
From now until the end of 2022, districts, towns and cities in Yen Bai province will also organize many other tourism programs and events such as: programs to introduce and promote destinations, products, experience orange farms, growing vegetables and fruit trees; ethnic sports tournament in Thac Ba Lake area; launching spiritual tourism tours in Yen Bai city; Festival to practice the worship of Mother Goddess of the Upper Realm associated with the New Rice Festival at Dong Cuong Temple and organize the Ceremony to receive the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Certificate for Dong Cuong Temple Festival; Ceremony to receive the National Historical - Cultural Relic Ranking Certificate at Thac Ba Mother Temple; organize the experience of the Coming of Age Ceremony of the White Pants Dao people; Coming of Age Ceremony of the Red Dao people of Luc Yen district...
