(HBO) - The Standing Committee of the Women’s Union of Hoa Binh province has issued Official Dispatch No. 1165/BTV-VP dated February 5, 2020 on response to the campaign entitled "Ao dai – Vietnamese cultural heritage” which was launched by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women’s Union.
Contestants of the 2019 "Beauty of Muong land” contest
wear "ao dai” (Vietnamese traditional long dress).
Activities within the framework of the campaign
are slated for March 6 with all members of the women’s union at all levels and
female workers in the province wearing ao dai.
The women’s unions of districts, Hoa Binh city
and agencies were asked to join hands with media units to call on female
workers to wear "ao dai” at their workplaces, schools and offices, as well as
during social and family events.
Organisations and individuals were
requested to team up with relevant agencies to arrange practical, suitable and
creative activities such as "ao dai” shows, meetings with ao dai designers and
tailors; encourage designs with traditional materials; hold workshops and
contests; and present "ao dai” for poor women, among others.
This is part of activities to promote the
image of Vietnamese women’s "ao dai”, in a bid to have "ao dai” inscribed on
the list of national intangible cultural heritage./.
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.