(HBO) - Towards the goal of building Hoa Binh City into a civilized and modern city imbued with a cultural identity of Hoa Binh, the Party Committee and the city government have directed the departments, the units and the enterprises throughout to seriously implement the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life”.
The streets in the Cham Ward (now Dan Chu
Ward – Hoa Binh City) are decorated in response to the movement of building the
civilized urban area.
Accordingly, the movement of emulation
towards a bright - green - clean - beautiful urban area has also been
effectively implemented by the city. The activities such as the Green Saturday,
the autonomous road, the civilized streets, the garbage-free residential areas,
the green Sunday... have been responded by the departments, the units and the
local people and have been effectively implemented in the residential areas.
Currently, 100% of wards and communes have implemented the green Saturday.
There are nearly 100 routes which have been self-governed by the young and
women. 100% of the schools in the area have built the cultural school gates...
Currently, the city is continuing to expand the model of "civilized streets and
the residential areas without garbage”. Thereby, the rate of the population
providing garbage collection and treatment services has reached 95% and the
proportion of medical waste treated in the locality has reached 100%.
In order to encourage and promote the
movement "All people unite to build a cultural life,” at the end of January
2020, the People's Committee of the City issued the Decision No.89/QD-UBND to
recognize the title "The departments, the units and the enterprises reaching
the cultural standards” in 2019. Accordingly, 215 departments, units and
enterprises in the city were recognized to meet the standards of cultural
departments, units and enterprises.
Once a vibrant part of the daily life for the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province, traditional Muong singing styles such as "thuong rang bo meng” and "hat dup giao duyen” had faded over time. Today, local authorities and communities are working to restore and celebrate this cultural art form, recognising its value in preserving the group’s heritage.
Gau Tao Festival, one of the most important traditional festivals of the Mong ethnic minority group in Mai Chau district was held at the Pa Co stadium in Pa Co commune on January 11.
The ancient stone engravings dating back thousands of years in Suoi Co valley in My Thanh commune, Lac Son district, used to astonished domestic archaeologists. What their meaning is and what message they convey are the questions to which scientists are seeking answers.
Preserving and promoting unique cultural identities of ethnic communities in Hoa Binh province is considered a crucial task amid in the international integration trend.
More than just a cultural and historical attraction, the Muong Cultural Heritage Museum is playing a vital role in fostering sustainable tourism in the Northwestern region of Vietnam, particularly in Hoa Binh province. It stands as a model for the emerging trend of "responsible tourism," cleverly blending the preservation of cultural heritage with community economic development, raising awareness of Muong ethnic cultural values while promoting green tourism and sustainable growth.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on December 24 organised a conference to report on the results of collecting, researching, restoring, and preserving "Bi doi”, a musical instrument of the airophonic family and a traditional instrument of the Muong ethnic people in Da Bac district.