The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province held a press conference on November 5 to announce the details of its upcoming 2024 Culture-Tourism Week.
Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan, also head of the organisinig board of the
Culture-Tourism Week, at the press conference.
The week-long celebration, scheduled for
November 15-23 in Hoa Binh city, aims at popularising the locality’s potential,
strengths, landscapes, and cultural traits. A highlight will be a ceremony on
November 16 to receive certificates recognising Xom Trai (Trai hamlet) cave and
Vanh village stone cliff as special national archaeological sites.
It will feature a wide range of activities
including a fish worshipping ceremony, lantern floating on Da diver, an art
photo exhibition, a tourism guide contest, an ethnic costume performance
festival, an agricultural forum, the second Da river fish and shrimp festival,
and sport fishing competitions.
At a press conference, Standing Vice Chairman of
the provincial People’s Committee and head of the organising board Nguyen Van
Toan underscored the significance of the culture – tourism week and asked
competent sides to enhance coordination in the communications work for the
event.
The opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 academic year at Da Hop Inter-Level School in Huu Nghi ward, Hoa Binh city, featured a special gong performance by students.
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.
The Hoa Binh provincial Museum on October 28 organised a programme to disseminate the value of Vanh village stone shelter special national relic site, in Yen Phu commune, Lac Son district, at Yen Phu Primary and Secondary School, drawing the participation of nearly 200 students, staff members and teachers of the school.
On October 26th, the GNI Office in Hoa Binh city organized the Festival developing Students’ Capacity. There was the attendance of the representatives of the parents, the teachers and the students of Dan Chu, Thai Binh, Thinh Lang, Thong Nhat, and Yen Mong high schools.
The mountainous district of Mai Chau has been preserving and promoting traditional cultural values of ethnic miniority groups in association with the development of community-based tourism effectively.