Teaching Nom Dao script to preserve intangible cultural heritage in the form of speech and writing

The Dao people in Lao Cai are one of the few ethnic groups that have a written language and many people use it regularly until now. In order to preserve and teach the Dao Nom script in the community, author Phan Huy Thiep sent to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam", the album "Teaching Dao Nom script", introducing the example of teacher Tan Van Sieu, 60 years old, in Ta Phin Commune - Sa Pa - Lao Cai. He has opened a class to teach Dao people of all ages since 2003, especially children during the summer months.

Album "Teaching Nom Dao script" - author Phan Huy Thiep

The ground floor house with wooden walls and a corrugated iron roof nestled at the end of a small slope on the way to Ta Chai has long been a place to "pass on the torch" of Nom Dao script to many generations of Red Dao youth. Teacher Tan Van Sieu's Nom Dao script class has always been filled with the humming voices of many generations of students practicing their voices for more than 20 years. His class teaching Nom Dao speech and writing has contributed to the development and expansion of knowledge for local people in particular and the development and preservation of national identity in general.

Album "Teaching Nom Dao script" - author Phan Huy Thiep

Album "Teaching Nom Dao script" - author Phan Huy Thiep

Album "Teaching Nom Dao script" - author Phan Huy Thiep

Album "Teaching Nom Dao script" - author Phan Huy Thiep

Nom Dao script has been included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Up to now, statistics from the Lao Cai Department of Culture and Sports show that 466 Dao villages in the province are preserving more than 11,000 books with rich content.

To preserve and promote the Dao people’s ancient writing and book heritage sustainably, there is no more effective way than opening a Dao Nom class right in the community, taught by teachers in the community. Therefore, in addition to the classes opened by the people themselves, in recent times, a number of classes supported by the State have been implemented.

The photo and video contest “Happy Vietnam – Happy Vietnam”, organized by the Department of External Information, Ministry of Information and Communications on the website https://happy.vietnam.vn for all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of beautiful images of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam.

Prize value: 2 first prizes, each 100,000,000 VND; 2 second prizes, each 30,000,000 VND; 2 third prizes, each 20,000,000 VND; 10 consolation prizes, each 5,000,000 VND; 2 prizes for the work with the most votes, each 10,000,000 VND; 2 prizes for the work with the most shares, each 10,000,000 VND./.

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