PRESERVING AND PROMOTING TRADITIONAL CULTURAL VALUES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ETHNIC MINORITY AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS TODAY

Abstract

Vietnamese national culture is a unified yet diverse culture, created by the collective contributions of 54 ethnic communities. The ethnic communities reside in different areas and territories, and their languages belong to various linguistic groups. As a result, each ethnic community has developed cultural values deeply imbued with the distinctive characteristics of their ethnic identity. In which, the culture of ethnic minorities with their cultural characteristics has contributed to creating cultural diversity, enriching the cultural treasure of Vietnamese people. The Vietnamese cultural values have been shaped and developed throughout the historical and cultural evolution of the country, closely intertwined with the history of nation-building and defense of the Vietnamese people. These are the values that people aspire to in the present and future. Preservating and promoting the ethnic minority cultural values are efforts by individuals and communities to safeguard and pass down these cultural values within communal life