The folk knowledge of bamboo and rattan weaving of the Thai people in Dien Bien is a national heritage.

(CLO) The Thai people's traditional knowledge of rattan and bamboo weaving techniques includes their own experiences and secrets to create beautiful, durable hand-woven products.

On the afternoon of October 9, the People's Committee of Na Tau commune, Dien Bien province held a ceremony to announce and award the certificate of national intangible cultural heritage for the rattan and bamboo weaving technique of the Thai people in Dien Bien province.

At the ceremony, leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dien Bien province announced the decision and awarded certificates of intangible cultural heritage to Na Tau commune and 30 communes and wards in the province that have entities holding and practicing the rattan and bamboo weaving technical heritage of the Thai people.

The Thai people in Na Tau commune always preserve the traditional craft of bamboo and rattan weaving. Photo: VHNT

Previously, on June 3, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Decision No. 1659/QD-BVHTTDL to include the folk knowledge of rattan and bamboo weaving techniques of the Thai people in Dien Bien province in the list of national intangible cultural heritage.

Bamboo and rattan weaving is a long-standing traditional craft, passed down from generation to generation by the Thai people and is still being promoted today. The products are very diverse with many product groups such as items used in religious activities, household items, and items used in production. Depending on each type of product, weavers use different weaving techniques such as single-layer bamboo baskets, double bamboo baskets, triple bamboo baskets...

Bamboo and rattan weaving requires skill, diligence, imagination, aesthetic sense and the accumulation of experience and secrets to create beautiful, durable hand-woven products that convey profound humanistic messages and the quintessence of national culture.

In Na Tau commune alone, based on the available raw materials in the locality, people have formed a weaving cooperative with 24 participating households. With more than decades of experience, the households produce products from bamboo and rattan to serve the local people and neighboring areas.

The inclusion of the Thai people's traditional knowledge of rattan and bamboo weaving techniques in the list of national heritages is not only an honor for the owners of the heritages but will also become an important premise and motivation for the authorities at all levels of Dien Bien province to continue their efforts to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of ethnic groups; arousing the awareness and responsibility of the community in discovering, preserving, conserving and promoting the value of local cultural heritages.

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