(HBO) - Yen Thuy district in Hoa Binh province is rich in historical relics, currently home to 12 cultural sites. Three of these sites are recognized as national relics, while another nine are recognized as provincial ones. These sites have been restored in recent times, drawing tourism into the area.
Xam
communal house in Phu Lai commune (Yen Thuy district) serves as a cultural and
spiritual activities venue of local people.
Xam communal house in Phu Lai
commune was built at the end of the 18th century. It is one of the earliest-
known communal houses in Hoa Binh province.
Through the vicissitudes of
life, the communal house has seen its share of action. Over time, the house has
been damaged and even collapsed. But it 2010, it was rebuilt on its old
foundation. The house is now used by locals for cultural, spiritual and
religious activities.
Local people contribute both
financially and by working on projects to repair and upgrade the home, thereby
further enhancing its cultural identity and beauty.
Under the Law on Cultural
Heritage, the district has worked to preserve and promote local cultural
heritage sites, to raise public awareness on heritage conservation.
Besides the State investment,
the district promotes the mobilisation of local resources to restore the
relics. Bui Trong Thuy, deputy head of the district's Department of Culture and
Sports, said, "There are currently about 23 relics in the area, all of which
have received funding from locals and sponsors for preservation and protection.
The restored relics become an attractive destination for tourists,” he added.
In an effort to exploit the
historical and cultural values of the relics for tourism development, the district
People's Committee has issued a tourism development project to 2025 with a vision
to 2030 and a plan to preserve cultural heritage sites in the locality covering
the period from 2021 to 2030.
This is a timely project to
link the development of tourism products with the exploitation of cultural
resources, and to develop tourism in a sustainable manner that benefits the
region for years to come./.
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.