Bac Ninh (VNA) – The Party Committee of the northern province ofBac Ninh has adopted a resolution on cultural and human development meeting requirements of sustainable development to 2030.

The overall goal of Resolution 71-NQ/TU, adopted in August 29, 2022, is to foster the all-rounddevelopment of the culture and people of Bac Ninh towards the ideal of “thetrue, the good and the beautiful” with rich national and local identities.  

Specific targets set in the resolution include ensuring that 100% ofhouseholds in the province access information and knowledge on culturalbehaviours, good traditions and morality of the nation and locality, and traditionaland modern values.

Bac Ninh will work to build or attract investment to build exhibitioncentres and cinemas meeting international standards. Over half of districts andcities in the province should have cultural facilities for children, and allindustrial parks reserve land for cultural and sport facilities.

The province aims to have one or two intangible culturalheritage items recognized by UNESCO, and build conservation programmes for atleast 80% of local items inscribed in the list of national intangible culturalheritage.

Under the resolution, investment will be made to build facilities for thepractice of Quan ho singing in 70% of local traditional Quan ho villages.Meanwhile, from 45 – 50% of local cultural relic sites will be classified, and themaintenance and repair of 100% of special national relic sites in the provincewill be completed according to approved schedule.

Bac Ninh also aims to digitize all UNESCO-recognised tangibleand intangible cultural heritages, along with special national relics andnational relics located in the province.

The resolution also sets targets for cultural activities,accordingly a Quan ho festival will be held every two or four years, and aprovincial-level artistic festival will be held every three years. Prioritywill be given to developing cultural products and services based on localadvantages, toward the goal of revenues from cultural services accounting for 3– 5% of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDRP).

The provincewill increase investment in culture to at least 4% of its total budgetspending.

It will select from 7 – 10 prominent tourism products to develop towardsestablishing the province’s tourism brand, and call for investment in a numberof big scale urban areas and entertainment complexes with Bac Ninh culturalcharacteristics.

In addition, Bac Ninh will strive to maintain its place among the top tenlocalities in terms of Human Development Index (HDI).

In order to realise those goals, the resolution outlines nine key groups oftasks and solutions, focusing on strengthening the leadership and direction ofall-level Party committees, administrations; promoting communication andeducation activities to enhance public awareness and sense of responsibility;improving effectiveness of management of cultural affairs; and mobilizing andeffectively utilizing State and social resources for cultural and humandevelopment.  

The provincial Party Committee has required Party committees atlower levels to build plans of actions and plan to implement the resolution.The plans should be completed within this year.

Bac Ninh, located in the Red River Delta, is the smallest province of Vietnam by area. It is wellknown for rich cultural heritage.  

The province has two UNESCO-recognisedintangible cultural heritage – Quan Ho (love duets) and Ca Tru (ceremonialsong). It also has four special national relic sites, five groups of artifactsrecognised as national treasures, one ritual, one folk game, eight festivalsand villages honoured as national intangible cultural heritages.

With more than 500 festivals held annually, Bac Ninh isconsidered the locality with the most festivals in the country. Among them manyhave become national events, such as Ba Chua Kho Festival, Lim Festival, DauPagoda Festival, Kinh Duong Vuong Festival and Phat Tich Pagoda Festival,attracting tens of thousands of visitors./.