(HBO) – Lac Son district of Hoa Binh is home to 173 relic sites, including archeological, revolutionary historical, and cultural-historical relic sites. Of the total, three are national-level sites and 13 others are of provincial level. The preservation, restoration and development of posititve values of the relic sites have received great attention from the locality. Many relic sites have been restored, contributing to the education of tradition, culture and history in the locality, while helping promote tourism activities.

In 2019, the Khoi communal house, a provincial-level cultural-historical relic site in An Nghia commune of Lac Son was restored with the total area of one hectare, including the main building, its campus and surrounding walls at total cost of over 6 billion VND (264,766 USD). The spacious and majestic communal house was built not only to promote historical and cultural values and meet the needs of cultural and spiritual activities and beliefs of people in the region, but also to become a spiritual tourist destination that has attracted tourists from all over the world.

Quach Van Tien, the keeper of Khoi communal house said that after a long delay, in early 2020, the Khoi communal house festival was restored, and become an annual event. The restoration of the Khoi communal house festival has an important significance in the spiritual and belief life of the Muong Khoi people in particular and local residents of Lac Son district in general. It has contributed to preserving, restoring and promoting the long-standing cultural and historical values of the Muong people in Lac Son, meeting the demand in cultural, spiritual, and religious activities of the local community, and entertainment requirements of local people.

As a district owning the third largest number of relic sites in the province, Lac Son owns a rich system of relics, including archaeological relics, revolutionary historical relics, historical cultural relics and landscapes. In recent years, the district has taken active solutions in preserving and promoting tangible and intangible cultural heritage and values. It has focused on strengthening communications and education to raise public awareness of and encourage actions in heritage conservation.

Cultural values as well as traditional festivals have been preserved and promoted in line with the Law on Cultural Heritage. The conservation, restoration, embellishment and promotion of relic sites and the development of their values have been implemented regularly. Along with the investment from the State, the district has mobilised resources from the society for the restoration and embellishment of relics.

According to Nguyen The Hung, head of the district Culture and Sports Division, the district has made a proposal on the continuing of investment in the restoration of relics that are being downgraded in the 2021-2025 period, including the "Truong Son anti-Japanese guerrilla school” in Bu Lot hamlet, Tan My commune; Bang communal house in Ngoc Lau commune; and Khu Dung cave in Nhan Nghia commune. At the same time, the locality has mobilised the efforts from the society in in conservation and promotion of the values of historical and cultural relics, he said, adding that communications and education activities have been conducted widely among local people in order to raise their awareness and responsibility to protect historical and cultural relics, and build a healthy cultural environment in the community./.