(HBO) - On August 26, Hoa Binh City People's Committee held the public art festival with the theme ‘Keep singing the marching song’. More than 400 artists from 15 communes and wards in Hoa Binh City participated in the public art festival.
The performance of the Tan Thinh ward team.
The artists have brought 50 special performances of songs, dances, music which were carefully prepared with high professional quality. The entries were all true to the theme of praising the Vietnamese nation and people, the tradition of the armed forces. The contest took place in an exciting atmosphere, attracting a large number of people to cheer.
As a result, the Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to the Dong Tien ward team; 2 second prizes: Thinh Lang and Tan Thinh wards; 3 third prizes: Phuong Lam ward, Hoa Binh commune, Thong Nhat commune; 4 consolation prizes: Yen Mong, Su Ngoi, Thai Thinh and Thai Binh ward.
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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