Preserving identity - Exploring new development space

Once, sitting in a village on the side of Tay Con Linh mountain, I heard the sound of Mong flutes melodiously playing in the lazy afternoon. On the other side, on the banks of Lo river, I heard the Then singing of the Tay people gently rising from the roof of a stilt house. The two melodies seemed distant, but blended together in a land with both majestic mountains and a gentle river. At that moment, I suddenly thought: if one day Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang shared a new administrative space, wouldn't the identity of this place be like a multi-colored brocade, all the more sparkling, all the more proud?

Preserve identity to develop

A land with many ethnic minorities living together is a priceless cultural treasure. The Red Dao with their coming-of-age ceremony, the Pa Then with their fire dance, the Nung with their Sli tunes, the Mong with their panpipes, the Tay with their Then songs, the Cao Lan with their Long Tong festival… All are like unique pieces of a puzzle.

If we know how to preserve, honor and promote, that identity will not only be a memory, but also become a resource for socio -economic development. Culture is not only for looking at, for reminiscing, but also for connecting, for exchanging, for creating new values ​​in the context of integration.

Community tourism – awakening heritage

Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang is already famous for eco-tourism and community tourism. But when merged, an inter-regional tourism space will be more open:

• Na Hang - Lam Binh - Bac Me: Linked to form a "dry Ha Long" in the middle of the jungle, with Gam River, hydroelectric lake, Pac Ta mountain, Khuoi Nhi waterfall.

• Dong Van Stone Plateau - Hoang Su Phi terraced fields - Thuong Lam valley: Connected into a route to experience highland agricultural culture.

• Thanh Tuyen Festival - Buckwheat Flower Festival: If coordinated, it will not only attract visitors during the festival season, but also create a "year-round tourist season".

The local people become the subject of community tourism development. The kitchen, the food, the roof, the weaving loom, the rice fields, the songs will be the products that attract tourists. Tourism is not only to sell services, but also to give life experiences, so that tourists can "touch" the soul of the highlands.

Craft Village - OCOP: From product to story

When it comes to developing OCOP products, many people often think of packaging, labels, and traceability. But the root lies in the local story.

• Shan Tuyet tea in Na Hang, Hoang Su Phi, Xin Man is not only sweet and astringent, but also has "thousand-year-old tea leaves" clinging to the misty mountain rocks.

• Ha Giang mint honey is not only sweet, but also "the quintessence of mountain rocks and wind".

• Minh Huong duck, Ham Yen orange, Khau Mang sticky rice, Na Hang vermicelli – each product contains a collective memory, a cultural story.

When an OCOP product is associated with a craft village and a tourism experience, the value is not only the product, but also the memory - experience - belief.

Socio-economic development from identity

Promoting national identity does not mean returning to the past, but stepping into the future from traditional roots.

• Economy: Community tourism, craft villages, OCOP products create jobs and increase income.

• Society: Connecting communities, preserving customs and traditions, passing on to generations.

• Environment: Cultural and ecological exploitation associated with forest, water resource and landscape conservation.

A sustainable development strategy will start with local people – to give them confidence that their national identity does not make them backward, but makes them different, outstanding, and valuable in a flat world.

Conclusion about a "new brocade"

If Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang are considered as one body, then national identity is the blood flowing in the veins. Economy can create strength, infrastructure can open the way, but culture - identity is the soul to keep the land alive, to develop in depth.

We believe that when each brocade fabric is woven, when each Then song, each flute, each dance is resounded, that is the moment when this land is creating for itself a "new development space" - both preserving the eternal soul and opening the door to the future.

Le Minh Hoan

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/van-hoa/202508/giu-ban-sac-khai-pha-khong-gian-phat-trien-moi-170341b/