HBO – A public art competition was held in Ky Son district, the northern province of Hoa Binh on June 29 with the participation of over 200 artists of 10 teams from communes and towns across the district.
The
artists performed more than 40 songs and dances praising the Party, Uncle Ho,
the love for the country, and the nation’s heroic resistance wars.
The organising board valued the quality of the
performances this year, saying most of the teams paid more attention to
costumes, props and contents.
Outstanding performances included "Dem trang
chien truong” (a moon night in the battlefield), "Duyen dang Viet Nam”
(charming Vietnam), "Nguoi la niem tin tat thang” (You are the victory trust),
"Me Viet Nam anh hung” (Vietnamese heroic mothers), and "Tau Chieng Muong” (Gong
performance of Muong ethnic minority group), among others.
The organising board presented five A prizes,
ten B prizes and
15 Cprizes for the excellent performances.
The first prize went to the team from Ky Son
town while two second prizes were awarded to Mong Hoa and Dan Ha communes’
teams, and four third prizes to the teams from Hop Thinh, Phu Minh, Yen Quang
and Hop Thanh communes.
"Tau Chieng Muong” (Gong performance of Muong ethnic
minority group) by the team from Mong Hoa commune.
Hong Ngoc
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