(HBO) - Every year, the province’s photographers have brought their art works to the photo contest of 15 northern mountainous provinces.
Since 1998, as many as 1,800 works by local photographers have been sent to the contest. The works mainly feature the culture, customs, practices and landscapes of the Muong land.
For photo contests in the province, local artists often participate irregularly, because there are few photo contest in the locality. From 1998 to 2018, only six contests were organized. However, the contests gathered many high-quality photos.
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The photo "Hat thuong rang, bo meng” by a member of
the provincial photography association.
The
provincial photography association has 18 members, most of who are retirees or are
working in Hoa Binh city. To prepare for the contests, the association’s
members often go in groups to mountainous and remote areas of the locality, so
as to capture moments of the life there.
The photographers travel to Muong Bi, Muong Thang and Muong Vang to capture images
of the yellow carpet of ripe rice on terraced rice fields, hills covered by
ripe Cao Phong orange and Tan Lac pomelo.
They also cross
Thung Khe to visit Van, Lac and Pa Co villages in the faraway Mai Chau
district, where they can take photos of idyllic landscapes with vast forest,
and Tu, Lao and Dong Bang waterfalls.
In the last three years, the provincial literature and arts association has
no funds to open creative camps for members of the provincial photography association, but
with their own effortsand passion for capturing
the beauty of nature and human life in
villages and hamlets, localartists have taken many
beautiful photos, which wonmany
awards in regional contests.
Hoa Binh’s unique culture of various ethnic minority groups has created inspiration for local photographers. From 2016
- 2018, Hoa Binh photographers
sent 310 art works to the photo contest for artists from 15 provinces of the Northern
mountainous region. Two of
those won silver prizes, and five other photos were presented Consolation
prizes, while a total of 32 were selected for exhibitions./.
A great national solidarity festival was held in Ngai hamlet, Thach Yen commune, Cao Phong district, on November 8. Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province Bui Van Khanh, and Colonel Trinh Duc Thiem, Commander of the provincial Military Command, attended the event.
A great national unity festival was held in Cau Son hamlet in Nhuan Trach commune of Luong Son district on November 10.
The organising board for the Hoa Binh Culture and Tourism Week 2024 has officially released its press statement.
The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province held a press conference on November 5 to announce the details of its upcoming 2024 Culture-Tourism Week.
The ancient Muong area of Muong Dong – Kim Boi is experiencing a cultural resurgence, becoming a popular source of spiritual enrichment and drawing locals from walks of life.
On November 3rd, the residential area, sub-zone 1, Mai Chau town (Mai Chau) organized the Great National Solidarity and the Culture Festival between the local people and the armed forces. There was the attendance of Colonel Do Thanh Binh, the Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Director of the Provincial Public Security; the leaders from the appropriate departments and branches of the province and Mai Chau district. This is the residential area chosen to host the Great Solidarity Festival in the district in 2024.
