HBO - Recently, the Provincial Library (the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism) has paid attention to improving the reading culture to the community. The library has been opening 6 days a week and adding a lot of new book titles to serve the needs of the readers.
The provincial library has been coordinating to implement the Plan promoting the lifelong learning activities in libraries, museums, cultural houses and clubs in the province. From the beginning of the year until now, the Provincial Library has organized the displays of books, newspapers and magazines to celebrate the Party - the Spring of Pig. It has also been maintaining the circulation of books to serve the needs of the readers.
In the first quarter of 2019, the Provincial Library organized 3 rounds of displaying books and newspapers to serve 8,500 turns of the readers with 14,000 circulated books and newspapers. It has updated and put the information on science and society on the website to introduce and serve the needs of the reader with 11,312 access times. In addition, the Provincial Library has organized the service of the mobile car library at the Gao Tao Festival, Pa Co Commune (Mai Chau). Recently, the Department of Information and Communications in coordination with the Department of Education and Training and Hoa Binh City organized Book Day of Vietnam in 2019, contributing to the improvement of the reading culture among the community, especially the younger generation.
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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