The Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee has issued Conclusion 1062 on the review of the three-year implementation of Resolution 04, issued on October 11, 2021 by the Standing Board, on the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values of ethnic groups in Hoa Binh province in the 2021 - 2025 period, with orientation towards 2030.
Ethnic groups’ cultural heritage values to be preserved, promoted more effectively.
Accordingly,
to continue effectively performing the tasks and targets set in Resolution 04,
the Standing Board demanded promoting Party committees and administrations’
leadership over the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values.
They need to direct reviewing the implementation of the targets under
Resolution 04 to ensure effective preservation and promotion of local ethnic
groups’ cultural heritage values in the coming period as in accordance with the
Hoa Binh provincial Master Plan for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.
All-level authorities and sectors need to press on with efforts to realise
specific targets to uphold and bring into play ethnic groups’ cultural heritage
values while at the same time developing a model for heritage preservation and
promotion clubs at the grassroots level.
It is also important to properly plan and manage relic sites, assign management
and protection tasks to the communal-level localities that are home to
heritage, enhance state management activities, and boost communications to
introduce and popularise the Muong ethnic culture and the Hoa Binh
Civilisation.
In addition, the Standing Board asked for continuing to reform activities of
the Vietnam Fatherland Front as well as socio-political organistions, and
improving their role in the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’
cultural heritage values.
Hoa Binh province has carried out multiple programmes and initiatives to revive its cultural heritage which has gradually fallen into oblivion through the ebbs and flows of history.
The most prominent and defining feature in the prehistoric era of Hoa Binh is the Hoa Binh Culture. The Culture was first discovered in Hoa Binh. The significant prehistoric culture represents not only Vietnam but also Southeast Asia and southern China. Through excavations of cave sites in the limestone regions of Hoa Binh, French archaeologist M. Colani introduced the world to a "Stone Age in Hoa Binh province – Northern Vietnam" in 1927. On January 30, 1932, the First Congress of Far Eastern Prehistorians, held in Hanoi, officially recognised the Hoa Binh Culture.
Known as the "Land of Epic History”, Hoa Binh province, the gateway to Vietnam’s northwest, boasts a strategic location and a unique cultural tapestry woven by its ethnic minority communities.
The People's Committee of Luong Son District recently held a ceremony to receive the certificate recognizing Sau Communal House in Thanh Cao Commune as a provincial-level historical and cultural site.
Recognising the importance of cultural heritage preservation in protecting and promoting the value system of Vietnamese culture, and serving socio-economic development in the new period, Party committees and local administrations in Hoa Binh province have identified it as a key task in the cultural development strategy. The province has been making efforts in mobilising resources, creating consensus among people and engaging ethnic communities in preserving and promoting cultural identity.
Hoa Binh province has captured growing attention both domestically and internationally for its distinctive cultural heritage and rich history. Most notably, it has been renowned for its famous Hoa Binh culture, considered the cradle of ancient Vietnamese civilisation. Looking ahead to significant milestones in 2025 and the 140th anniversary of province establishment in 2026, Hoa Binh Newspaper presents a comprehensive overview of the province's development across economic, social, cultural, tourism, and security domains.
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