(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.
(HBO) The ingredients are simple, the method is not very sophisticated, however, it makes a lot of sense. Uoi cake with the unique features in Muong cuisine has long become the pride of the local people.
(HBO) - In 2016, the gongs of the Muong ethnic group were honoured as national intangible cultural heritage. Through ups and downs, they have been respectfully preserved and affirmed a special position in the cultural life of people in the Hoa Binh.
(HBO) - Over their long history, the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh has created and preserved a rich and diverse folk culture, in which the Mo Muong is a prominent and unique one that has profound human values. Generations of Muong people have passed down Mo Muong verbally, giving vitality and popularity to this special intangible cultural heritage.
(HBO) - Hoa Binh province's Mai Chau district is home to many ethnic groups with cultural diversity. Villages of Thai people still retain traditional daily and art activities.
(HBO) – As one of the four ancient Muong areas and the cradle of the Hoa Binh Culture, Tan Lac district has considered folk culture an important internal resource for development. In recent years, the Party Committee and administration of the district have rolled out measures to uphold the fine tradition and conserve the cultural identity for sustainable development.
(HBO) - For more than two years, Muong Khoi folk singing club in Bai hamlet of An Nghia commune (Lac Son) has regularly organised singing during festivals, full-moon days or simply in meetings of its members.
(HBO) – In mountainous communes of Hang Kia and Pa Co of Mai Chau district, people of the Mong ethnic group often wear traditional costume.
(HBO) – The brocade weaving of the Thai ethnic group in Mai Chau district is a long-standing craft which has become a cultural identity of local people. Inheriting and upholding the craft’s quintessence, added with their creativity and subtlety, Thai women in Chieng Chau commune have created new products which still combine both traditional and modern features. Thanks to that, Chieng Chau brocades have become popular items attracting buyers in other localities as well as foreigners.
(HBO) – Although Huu Nghi ward is located in bustling Hoa Binh city, it still preserves the traditional culture of the Muong ethnic group.
(HBO) - Returning to My Hoa (Tan Lac) today, the local economy is on the rise, the people's lives have been flourishing.
(HBO) - Coming back to Muong Khoi revolutionary war zone in Tan My commune (Lac Son), the first impression is the cultural houses of the hamlet, wards and the housees of the local people are mainly stilt houses made from new materials, which are sustainable and yet they maintain the traditional beauty of Muong ethnic people. Instead of using natural wood and bamboo, most of the local people's stilt houses are made with concrete structures.
(HBO) - People across Lac Son district celebrate the country’s National Day on September 2 each year. The atmosphere on the day is vibrant as since early morning, sporting and culture-art activities take place in all villages of Muong Van and Muong Khoi. All family members gather together drinking corn wine and people wear their best clothes to visit each other’s house.
(HBO) – Hang Kia-Pa Co communes in Mai Chau district have 90 percent of their population being Mong ethnic minority people. Each year, local residents celebrate their Independence Festival from August 25 with colourful costumes and flowers decorated along streets. However, this year, due to COVID-19 pandemic, Mong people in Mai Chau have not gathered in traditional markets but celebrated the special event right at home. Amid the complicated development of the pandemic, they have been encouraged to enjoy the festival with strict implementation of pandemic prevention and control measures.
(HBO) – Yen Thuy district’s Lac Luong commune has been strengthening its steering committee for the "All people to unite to build a civilised life” movement while devising the committee’s operational mechanism and action plans relevant to the local situation.
(HBO) - The Party Committee of Hoa Binh province on July 30 issued Resolution No. 03-NQ/TU on leading socio-economic development in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2021-2030 period in the province (Resolution No.03).
(HBO) – Amid the current information explosion and the rise of the media, entertainment, and social networks, not many people remember the film screening team at a time when TV sets were unavailable. Over the past years, film screening teams have worked to perform the political task of improving spiritual and intellectual lives in remote, mountainous and especially disadvantaged areas.
(HBO) – Quy Hoa commune in Lac Son district of Hoa Binh province is in the paddy harvesting season. In terraced fields, local residents are busy harvesting paddy.
(HBO) – The Hoa Binh People’s Committee issued Document 841/UBND-KGVX on June 1 regarding the approval of building dossiers for three local intangible cultural heritages proposed to be named on the national list of their kind.
(HBO) - Since the re-establishment of the province, the tourism sector has promoted its potential and advantages to develop. Tourism activities are increasingly showing the clear socio-economic efficiency, contributing to creating many jobs, increasing incomes, being associated with preserving and promoting the cultural identity, the national historical traditions, and protecting the environmental landscape…
Part 2 - The economic picture of tourism
(HBO) – Whether harvesting rice, planting maize in the fields or picking vegetables and herbal leaves in the forest, or going to the market every day, Tay ethnic women in Muong Chieng commune, Da Bac district wear their ethnic costumes as a habit and pride and above all, an esteem of their cultural beauty.
(HBO) – Along with language, costume is a traditional cultural heritage of each ethnic group, which manifests their cultural identity as well as unique art and religious values.
(HBO) - Muong Vang in Lac Son district is one of the four biggest and best-known Muong ethnic areas in Hoa Binh. With 90 percent of the local population being Muong ethnic people, the district has always paid special attention to the preservation and development of the local traditional cultural value.
(HBO) – Ha hamlet in Phu Lai commune, Yen Thuy district, was recognised as a model new-style rural residential area for the 2018 - 2020 period. It is home to more than 140 households of three ethnic groups, with 95 percent belonging to the Muong ethnic group. Over the past years, local residents have united and actively engaged in emulation movements, especially the one on building new-style countryside and civilised cities in tandem with the "All people stay united to develop a civilised lifestyle” movement.
(HBO) – Hoa Binh province’s Cao Phong district, home to Muong Thang land with excellent cultural values and stunning natural landscapes, has paid due attention to preserving its culture to develop various kinds of tourism products.
