(HBO) – Being located at the Northwest gateway of the country, Hoa Binh province is known for its famous "Hoa Binh Culture" - the cultural center of the ancient Vietnamese people, and the legendary epic of "De Dat, De Nuoc”. Moreover, this is the land of festivals and the treasure of folk music of ethnic groups of Muong, Dao Thai, Tay, Mong, etc., where is full of folk songs "sweet like honey bees, fresh like streams". Therefore, despite the ancient or the reality, Hoa Binh is still the promised land for great literature and art performances.


The art performance team of the provincial ethnic minority organizes many performances for serving the political and cultural events of the province and the local people.

 

To be encouraged and set up the background for the past 10 years, the literature writers and artists of the province have composed and advertised over 800 works, including 48 poems, 15 novels, 35 short stories, 30 episodes being studied and collected; staging over 50 plays; composing 130 songs; over 100 concerts; over 450 photography works; over 100 works of art. When being promoted to the public, art councils, hundreds of works have been awarded prizes of literature and arts from the State to the locality. The most outstanding works are collections, researches on culture, customs and traditions of the Muong ethnic group of the artist Bui Huy Vong (whose works have been awarded 11 awards of Vietnam Folk Arts Association). With his such great contributions, in 2017, the talented artist Bui Huy Vong received the National Prize for literature and art for his works of " ẩm thực dân gian Mường vùng huyện Lạc Sơn - Muong folk food in Lac Son district” và "Tang lễ cổ truyền của người Mường – the traditional Funeral of Muong ethnic people”. The Poet Le Va, won the A prize at the poetry contest organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The Painter Tran Thi Thu, whose works won A prize in the contest held by the Vietnam Fine Arts Association. The Photographer Nguyen Xuan Thanh, in turn, has won A and B prizes in photography at the National level, etc.

To be dedicated fully to the arts, over the years, our province has five artists being awarded the title of Elite Artist.

 

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