(HBO) - The Hang Pagoda - Chua Cave Festival kicked off in Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district of Hoa Binh province on February 19 (the 15th day of the first lunar month).
Hang Pagoda was recognized as a national
historical and cultural relic site by the Ministry of Culture and Information
(now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in 1994. The pagoda,
including two ancient pagodas, is located on a cliff. It was built by predecessors
a long time ago and was embellished during the reign of King Khai
Dinh.
During the two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American
imperialists (1955-1975), Hang Pagoda served as the headquarters of the Vietnamese
army and was the place where the army hid weapons and food to serve the
resistance wars.
Art performance at the festival
The Hang Pagoda festival offers a chance
for tourists and local people to visit the pagoda. Everyone offers an incense to express their
respect to the Buddha, and pray for health, happiness and prosperity.
The festival includes incense and flower offerings
to pray for peace and health. Meanwhile, festive activities are art and culture
performances and volleyball competitions among teams of hamlets in the commune./.
The Government Office with Document No. 2082/VPCP-KGVX, dated March 29, 2024, sent out the opinion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha regarding the submission of the "Mo Muong" and "Cheo art" dossiers to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In the evening of March 28th, in Hoa Binh, the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city to organize a mobile propaganda contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7th, 1954 - May 7th, 2024) with the theme "Returning to Dien Bien”. There ứa the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the representatives of the leaders from a number of departments, branches and numerous veterans and Hoa Binh people.
In responding to the movement of "All people stay united to build cultural lifestyle”, over the years, Kim Boi district has conducted many practical and effective activities to promote solidarity and mutual support among the local community in sustainable poverty reduction and building cultural lifestyle and a healthy cultural environment, and maintaining national cultural identity.
Hoa Binh Pedagogical College has just held the closing ceremony of the training class and issued the certificate of the language of Muong ethnic people to the oficials, civil servants and public employees of courses I and II in 2023.
Hoa Binh is an ancient land home to limestone mountains running along the southeast direction and in parallel with Truong Son Mountain Range in the West, forming many basins and valleys with a rich diversity of fauna and flora. Humans came to reside here in the pre-historic period, creating the world-famous Hoa Binh Civilisation.