Abstract

Being considered as one of the cultural treasures, Pa dung singing is a unique folk song associated with the cultural life of the Dao ethnic group in Vietnam. Modern life brings many interwoven cultural forms, making the majority of young people not very interested in traditional cultural activities, while the elderly and artisans always seek to preserve, conserve, and pass on Pa dung singing because it is the culture and belief of the Dao people. Therefore, how to gradually resolve the above contradiction is a question that needs to be answered. To study this issue, we conducted fieldwork, took notes, interviewed, recorded, filmed, and collected Pa Dung lyrics from artisans and Dao elders in Thai Nguyen province; initially translated the meaning into common language, combined with secondary document analysis. The results showed that Pa Dung singing has a rich amount of documents, reflecting many topics related to ethnic cultural life, however, the performance life is not uniform in some Dao groups and areas. On that basis, the article proposes specific and practical directions to preserve, maintain, and promote a unique type of literature and folk culture in the life of the Dao people.

Keywords

  • Farming
  • socio-economic
  • vegetable
  • Chitwan

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