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(HBO) – Only with nearly 20 members but over many years, Hoa Binh photographers have made continuous effort to overcome difficulties, going down to the hamlets to build high humanitarian works, reflecting good customs and habits of ethnic minority groups, timely praising good examples in production, security order maintenance, etc. In addition, those photographers have been actively engaged in creation, participating in competitions and exhibitions to promote culture, people in Muong ethnic land to friends of other province and international ones.
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Photographs by the photographers of the
provincial Photograph Union displayed at the event of the 130th Anniversary of
the foundation of the province received much attention of the local people.
Composing new works is also the permanent
demand of every photographer. Therefore, in most of the province's major
events, photographers are being present timely. Many artists have closely
followed the movement of units in the province, down to the village, building
high humanity works, reflecting the fine customs of the ethnic people, praising
the mirrors in production, keeping the order security, praising the beauty of
the homeland in Hoa Binh.
Over the past years, the provincial
Photography Association has actively organized and participated in many photo
exhibitions such as photo exhibition for Mong ethnic people's Tet festival in
Pa Co commune; displaying and introducing works at Phu Cuong High School (Ky
Son); being exhibited at the Vietnam Poem Day (Cao Phong District), Vietnam
Book Day (Hoang Van Thu Gifted High School), Provincial Party Congress,
festivals ... Especially, the photographers are the core force in contests and
photo exhibitions such as "Peace for Life", "Hoa Binh - Identity
culture and Integration", "Colors of North West" ...
Every year, provincial photographers
regularly participate actively in photo contests of 15 provinces in the
Northern mountainous region. Since 2011, 635 works of provincial photographers
have been participated in the festival. Of which, 80 were selected to display
by the Statel Artistic Council and won the prizes. The authors of many quality
works chosen to display and be awarded are such as: Dao Duc Khanh, Hoang Dinh
Lai, Dinh Hai, Nguyen Xuan Thanh ... The main theme of the work is to closely
related to cultural life, customs, beautiful scenery of the province.
Mr. Hoang Dinh Lai, The Head of the
Provincial Photography Association, added: "The Association has actively
coordinated the organization of the creation camps, sent and encouraged the
members to participate in the camps, trained and exchanged to improve their
knowledge and experience of artwork creation for members. In the past five
years, the association has organized three camps for 54 participants. From
these camps, many good works have been completed and continued to build ideas
on the basis of reality approached. On this occasion, the participants had a
chance to listen to the prestigious artists of the field of photography to
exchange about the experience of writing and talk deeply about the art.
The People’s Committee of Lac Son district held a ceremony on April 28 to receive the provincial relic certificate for the ancient rock carving site at Suoi Co stream, located in My Thanh commune.
A special music show titled "The country is in the fullness of joy” has been held at Hoa Binh Square in Hoa Binh city in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).
The People's Committee of Lo Son commune, Tan Lac district, has organised the local annual traditional stream fishing festival on April 19 - 20.
As a land deeply intertwined with human history and Vietnam’s millennia-long journey of nation-building and defence, Hoa Binh is often revered for its epic tales and legends.
Residents of Hoa Binh boast a rich cultural identity, reflected in their unique language, traditional attire, customs, and folk melodies – described as "sweet as honey, clear as a mountain stream.”
Lac Son district’s Vu ban town held the 2025 Truong Kha temple festival on April 12–13 (the 15th–16th days of the third lunar month). Since its revival in 2019, the festival has been organised every three years, preserving valuable intangible heritage while meeting the community’s cultural and spiritual needs.
