(HBO) - The Book Festival and Reading Culture in 2019 was taken place at the Primary School of Muong Khen town with the theme "Wings of the future”.

Many teachers and pupils of Muong Khen Primary
School, Tan Lac district participated in reading at the booths.
Book
and reading culture festival of the province took place many activities such
as: Exhibition of displaying books with 13 display booths of agencies, units
and schools in the province; presentation competition on book display booths;
telling stories, rehearsing plays and introducing propaganda books.
The
Organizing Committee presented books to 2 extremely difficult communes,
including Quyet Chien, Phu Cuong and Muong Khen Town Primary School. Vietnam
Family Tour Co., Ltd donated 1,000 comic books to Education and Training
Department of Tan Lac district ... The number of books displayed were about
1,000 book titles and over 30,000 books.
As a land deeply intertwined with human history and Vietnam’s millennia-long journey of nation-building and defence, Hoa Binh is often revered for its epic tales and legends.
Residents of Hoa Binh boast a rich cultural identity, reflected in their unique language, traditional attire, customs, and folk melodies – described as "sweet as honey, clear as a mountain stream.”
Lac Son district’s Vu ban town held the 2025 Truong Kha temple festival on April 12–13 (the 15th–16th days of the third lunar month). Since its revival in 2019, the festival has been organised every three years, preserving valuable intangible heritage while meeting the community’s cultural and spiritual needs.
The clothing of women reflects the culture of the Muong, Thai, Tay, Dao, and Mong ethnic groups in the northern province of Hoa Binh.
Gongs hold a special place in the cultural and spiritual life of the Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh province. More than musical instruments, they are an indispensable part of community rituals and collective memory, echoing through generations as a spiritual thread linking the past, present, and future.
Preserving and promoting the cultural values of the Muong ethnic group has become an urgent task in the current context, as many traditional values face the risk of fading away. This effort requires not only protecting the cultural identity but also eliminating outdated customs and developing a modern cultural lifestyle, contributing to sustainable values for the Muong community in Hoa Binh province.
The Muong ethnic culture, deeply rooted in Vietnam’s mountainous north, continues to be preserved and revitalised by dedicated individuals and communities determined to safeguard their ancestral identity.