(HBO) – As usual, in the middle of the first Lunar month, on the occasion of the Vietnam Poetry Day, 20 poets from the Literature and Arts Association of Hoa Binh gathered to enjoy poems and music together.
Two poets from the
Literature and Arts Association of Hoa Binh perform the song "Mua xuan dau
tien” (First Spring) at the event.
In a wide space at the private home of painter
and musician Van Thao, the son of famous late music composer Van Cao, the poets
and artists staged many special performances.
Poet Dinh Dang Luong chose the poem entitled
"Nguyen tieu” (first full moon) by President Ho Chi Minh to perform.
Meanwhile, artist and musician Van Thao
introduced his song "Nguoi di tim la dieu bong” (The man searching for dieu
bong leaves) that he wrote about late poet Hoang Cam.
At the event, 15 poems and songs were introduced
and performed by the artists themselves. In the warm atmosphere of Spring,
artist Pham Quang Du played his guitar and sang the "Xuan tren dao” (Spring on
the island) which was about soldiers safeguarding the country’s sky and sea in
Truong Sa.
Poets Le Thanh Hong and Le Mai Thao performed
the "Mua xuan dau tien” (First Spring), a famous song that was composed in 1976
Spring, the first spring after the country was reunified.
With strong emotion, poet Le Mai Thao said that
although this year’s event is small in scale due to impact of COVID-19, it
provided a great chance for the artists to meet and exchange. Thao expressed
his hope that in 2022, the pandemic will be pushed back, so that the Vietnam
Poetry Day will be held in a larger scale with the participation of more
poets.
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.