(HBO) – Thanks to the Resolution adopted at the fifth plenum of the 8th-tenure Party Central Committee on building and developing Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity, Mo Muong, a unique cultural heritage of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province, has been restored since 2000.

Phong Phu commune preserves traditional culture

(HBO) – Over the past years, Phong Phu commune in Tan Lac district has paid due attention to preserving and promoting fine traditional cultural values, thus preserving the cultural trait of the locality and developing community-based tourism.

Pagoda in cave promises uniqueness to explore

(HBO) – After restoration, Hang (Cave) Pagoda in Yen Tri commune of Hoa Binh province’s Yen Thuy district still has the unique architectural features of a pagoda in a cave maintained while the landscape improved.

Bustling Vo Market in Lac Son

(HBO) - Vo Market happens twice a week, with the Sunday session being the busiest. The market offers all kinds of things, from clothing, footwear to necessary items and agricultural tools. It particularly still preserves many features of a traditional wet market.

Mai Chau upland market attractive to tourists

(HBO) – The Mai Chau uplandmarket - a unique tourism product of Hoa Binh province’s Mai Chau district – becomes more and more attractive to holidaymakers, offering tourists a venue to experience daily activities and understand more about traditional culture identities of the locality.

Hoa Binh province promotes reading culture

(HBO) – The provincial Department of Information and Communications in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh city in Hoa Binh province recently organised a book and reading culture festival.

Exchanging and congratulating the happy New Year to the young people, students from Laos on the occasion of the traditional New Year of Bun-pi-may (watering festival) in 2021

(HBO) - The Provincial Communist Youth Union and the Youth Union of the province have just organized an exchange program to congratulate the young people and students from Laos studying at the Economic - Technical College and the Provincial Technical - Technology College on the occasion of the traditional Tet holiday. Bun-pi-may in 2021 of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos.

Lac Son district preserves, upholds value of Mo Muong

(HBO) - Mo Muong is a unique cultural heritage of Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province and Lac Son district in particular. Mo Muong in Lac Son district has 23 traditional rituals and over 50 artisans are practicing it. The district is effectively preserving and upholding activities of Mo Muong artisans, as well as restoring traditional Mo prayers and collecting those in oblivion to hand them down to later generations.

Visiting Trai cave in Hoa Binh

(HBO) –Trai cave is one of prehistoric caves related to the Hoa Binh Culture. The relic was ranked as a national historical site by the then Ministry of Culture and Sports (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in 2001. Since its discovery, the cave has attracted a large number of Vietnamese and foreign scientists.

Yen Thuy district steps up building of civilised lifestyle

(HBO) - Building a civilised lifestyle is among major activities of an ongoing campaign of people in Yen Thuy district of Hoa Binh province, which is expected to contribute to meeting socio-economic development tasks and ensuring security-defence.

Tan Lac district: Model of cultural preservation clubs multiplied

(HBO) – According to chief of Tan Lac district’s Culture and Sport Division Dinh Son Tung, in order to further enhance the preservation and upholding of cultural values in the locality, the district has continued directing and encouraging the establishment of Muong gong and folk singing clubs, especially Mo Muong clubs. In late March or early April, a district-level Mo Muong cultural value preservation club is scheduled to make its debut. Earlier, similar clubs were set up in Nhan My, My Hoa and Phong Phu communes.

Muong ethnic people in Lac Son exert efforts to preserve popular folk songs

(HBO) – In spite of the change of the social life, Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh province’s Lac Son district still consciously preserve unique cultural identities of the locality, especially folk songs, said Bui Van Nom, former Secretary of the district Party Committee.

Yen Thuy district – a land of culture quintessence

(HBO) – Villages across Yen Thuy district always go vibrant during traditional Tet and festivals, with songs and dances carrying the cultures of both the Kinh and Muong ethnics such as "Vui hoi hai bong”, "Senh Tien”, "Mua con” and "Trong du”.

Dossier built for Mo Muong to enter UNESCO’s urgent safeguarding list

(HBO) – The Hoa Binh steering board on the Mo Muong cultural heritage held a meeting on March 24 to hear reports on the progress of building a dossier for the ritual to be included in the UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the steering board Nguyen Van Toan chaired the function.

Ethnic groups’ cultural identities upheld in mountainous Doc Lap commune

(HBO) – Up to 91 percent of the households of the specially disadvantaged commune of Doc Lap in Hoa Binh city belong to the Muong ethnic minority group and 7.3 percent to the Dao. Many of their cultural identities are still preserved today as seen in their languages, customs, and daily life activities. Besides, cultural and sports activities have also greatly helped with promoting those values.

The collector and preserver of Muong artifacts

(HBO) - More than 30 years ago, Mr. Vu Tat Chien from Hang Tram town (Yen Thuy) began collecting and finding the passion for antiques. Currently, he owns thousands of artifacts. The antiques are carefully kept with the desire to contribute to preserving the historical and cultural values of Muong land.

Sugarcane in the life of Muong ethnic people

(HBO) – Purple sugarcane, attaching to the life of Muong ethnic minority since ancient time, is not only a crop of high economic value, but also an indispensable item in key events of the community, especially the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) and wedding ceremony.

Returning to Mai Chau valley to enjoy Xoe (outspread) dancing of Thai ethnic people

(HBO) - For Thai ethnic people in Tay Bac in general and Thai people in Mai Chau in particular, Xoe dancing has been considered as a part of life, like daily meals and drinking water.

Being proud of “Hoa Binh” - An epic region

(HBO) - On the eve of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party, in an exciting and joyful atmosphere to welcome Tan Suu Lunar New Year in 2021, an important cultural - tourism event of the province took place in the heart of Ha capital with the theme "Hoa Binh - The epic region”. The festival has been fostering the cultural identity of the nation, enriching the pride in the natural landscape and love for land and Hoa Binh homeland.

Pausing all the cultural, artistic and sports activities because of the complicated developments of Covid-19 pandemics

(HBO) - Normally, the occasion before, during and after the Lunar New Year is the time when festivals, the activities of culture, arts, gymnastics and sports will all take place, meeting the needs of entertainment, the spirit of the People, creating an exciting and joyful atmosphere of excitement in all localities in the province. However, in order to implement the urgent measures to prevent and control Covid-19 pandemics, the above-mentioned activities of mass concentration must be halted.

Dong Nhat hamlet - a model of the new rural residential area

(HBO) - Dong Nhat village, Dung Phong commune (Cao Phong) is a newly merged hamlet. With the consent of the people, the hamlet has succeeded in building a model of new rural residential area.

Local culture sector launches 2021 tasks

(HBO) – The Hoa Binh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a conference to launch its 2021 tasks. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan attended and chaired the event.

Movement to build cultural life in Lac Thuy district proves efficiency

(HBO) - The implementation of the movement"All people unite to build the cultural life” in Lac Thuy district of Hoa Binh province has proven its efficiency in recent years, creating a vibrant emulation atmosphere in the locality, helping to improve living conditions of local residents and promoting unity among the community.

Cultural show to welcome the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party

(HBO) - In Xuan Thuy commune (Kim Boi), the Youth Communist Union of Hoa Binh Province the Youth Communist Union of Kim Boi District and Cai Luong Theater of Vietnam jointly organized the propaganda program of the revolutionary song to welcome the thirteenth National Congress of the Communist Party and to celebrate the 80th anniversary when Uncle Ho's came back to the country to directly lead the Vietnamese revolution (January 28th, 1941 - January 28th, 2021).