(HBO) – Over the past years, Hoa Binh province has prioritised resources for cultural heritage preservation and optimisation so as to create a strong impulse for tourism development.
Preserving
and optimising ethnic groups’ cultural heritage are hoped to help with tourism
development. Photo: A ritual performed at the Khai ha (going to the field)
Muong Bi Festival.
Statistics show that there were about 600
historical and cultural relic sites in Hoa Binh by the end of 2021, including
41 national and 61 provincial, with nearly 100 sites in the list of those
needing protection.
Meanwhile, the province is home to 786 tangible
cultural heritages and two national intangible ones, namely Mo Muong and the
gong art of the Muong ethnic group. At present, a national-level dossier is
being compiled to seek the UNESCO recognition of Mo Muong as part of the
intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
All the relics and heritages are an important
resource helping with local tourism development over the past years.
On October 19, 2021, the provincial Party
Committee’s Standing Board issued Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU on the preservation
and optimisation of local ethnic groups’ cultural heritage values for the 2021
- 2025 period, with a vision to 2030. This resolution continued attaching importance
to preserving and bringing into play historical and cultural values so as to
develop tourism. It also devised many measures for capitalising on cultural and
historical values for tourism development.
However, it is a fact that there remain
shortcomings in this work, leading to a lack of high-quality tourism products
and services.
Luu Huy Linh, Deputy Director of the provincial
Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said to effectively tap into
cultural heritage values, the sector needs to prioritise collection and
research activities so as to identify the values of ethnic groups’ cultural
heritage; step up dissemination to raise authorities, people, and businesses’
awareness of the role, importance, and benefits of heritage; attract private
resources to building tourism infrastructure; and develop the tourism brand of
Hoa Binh in a professional manner, thereby helping turn tourism into a key economic
sector./.
A great national solidarity festival was held in Ngai hamlet, Thach Yen commune, Cao Phong district, on November 8. Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province Bui Van Khanh, and Colonel Trinh Duc Thiem, Commander of the provincial Military Command, attended the event.
A great national unity festival was held in Cau Son hamlet in Nhuan Trach commune of Luong Son district on November 10.
The organising board for the Hoa Binh Culture and Tourism Week 2024 has officially released its press statement.
The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province held a press conference on November 5 to announce the details of its upcoming 2024 Culture-Tourism Week.
The ancient Muong area of Muong Dong – Kim Boi is experiencing a cultural resurgence, becoming a popular source of spiritual enrichment and drawing locals from walks of life.
On November 3rd, the residential area, sub-zone 1, Mai Chau town (Mai Chau) organized the Great National Solidarity and the Culture Festival between the local people and the armed forces. There was the attendance of Colonel Do Thanh Binh, the Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Director of the Provincial Public Security; the leaders from the appropriate departments and branches of the province and Mai Chau district. This is the residential area chosen to host the Great Solidarity Festival in the district in 2024.
