(HBO) - The festival of the public performance in Cao Phong district in 2019 has really become a festival of the actors, the artisans and the people of Cao Phong district. With over 60 featured songs, dances and music performed by the public performing arts teams, the festival has brought a rich colorful picture, introducing the special local culture and has left a lot of emotions for the viewers.
The dancing performance "The beauty and flavor of Thang
Muong" by Bac Phong commune at the festival of the public performance in
Cao Phong district in 2019.
Mr. Bui Van Hung, the Deputy Director of Cao Phong Center
for Culture, Sports and Information, says that this festival of the public
performance has been highly appreciated in terms of quality and quantity. The
mass cultural movement in the district has been maintained and increasingly
developed, spreading and attracting a large number of people to participate.
The quality of the movement has also been improved. The content of activities
of the performing arts teams at the grassroots is folk songs, folk dance,
traditional musical instruments, traditional costumes and so on. This is a
factor contributing to preserving the traditional beauty and the cultural
identity of the nation.
Currently, 100% of the villages, the hamlets and the
residential areas have performing arts teams, each team has from 20 to 30
members. Every year, besides the competitions and the performances of the
public performance, the propaganda are held periodically and the localities,
the agencies, schools also organize many competitions, performances, festivals
of arts performances associated with the great holidays, the great local events
of the localities and units with a wide variety of topics.
The members of the public performing arts teams are also
active propagandists in propagating the guidelines of the Party, the policies
and the laws of the State, contributing to the prevention and control of the
social evils and building a cultural life at the grassroots level.
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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