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In the middle of the pristine Lak land of Dak Lak province, the image of dugout canoes gliding gently on the lake surface has become a familiar rhythm, connecting the past with the present, people with nature in a life full of affection.
For generations, plung has been an indispensable part of the lives of the M'nong Gar people living around Lak Lake. Each boat is the result of talented, diligent hands, meticulously carved from large Sao tree trunks. Not only associated with fishing and farming activities, plung is also a means of transporting village stories, gong melodies and quiet but profound rhythms of life.
In villages like Jun village, Le village... where women still row boats across the lake to the fields every day, plung is a close companion. The sound of oars cutting through the water, the sound of lively conversations echoing in the immense space creates a rhythmic harmony of life in the mountains and rivers. For the children of Lak, plung is not just an item, it is a memory, a tradition, a pride preserved through each generation. Mr. Y Vinh Eung, a resident of Lien Son commune, Lak said: "Each boat is a story. To make a plung, the M'nong people have to spend a lot of effort, be skillful, and understand the characteristics of each type of wood. There are boats that are attached to people's whole lives, accompanying people through the flood season, through the dry season".
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With the aim of preserving and promoting this unique cultural value, since 2017, the locality has coordinated with units to organize a dugout canoe racing festival within the framework of the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival. On the vast Lak Lake, local athletes dressed in traditional costumes, enthusiastically competing amid the cheers of tourists from all over. The plungs glided quickly, tearing the lake surface, vividly recreating the image of the hard-working, steady work and skillful boat control techniques of the M'nong people.
The racing festival is not only an opportunity for people to show their bravery and love for plung, but also a playground to promote the beauty of local culture to friends near and far. Every festival season, domestic and foreign tourists flock to Lak Lake to admire a unique sport activity, imbued with the identity of the highlands. Dinh Thi Khanh Huyen, living in Dak Lak, shared: "I have lived here for 3 years and every year I eagerly wait for the boat racing festival. The feeling of standing by the lake, listening to the sound of the festival drums, witnessing the plungs rushing across the water is really exciting, very special".
Not only does it have a festival aspect, this activity also opens up opportunities for sustainable economic and tourism development for the locality. Through organizing competitions, exhibitions and demonstrations of traditional boat carving, Dak Lak province has gradually affirmed its potential on the Central Highlands tourism map. The dugout canoe has become a special highlight, attracting the attention of investors and domestic and international travel companies to Lak Lake to explore eco-cultural experience tours. This is also a new direction in the conservation of intangible heritage, when culture is not "framed" in museums, but is alive in daily life, present on the lake surface, on the labor and production journeys of indigenous people.
Source: https://baolamdong.vn/doc-dao-le-hoi-dua-thuyen-doc-moc-tren-ho-lak-386212.html
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