(HBO) - After three days with a wide range of activities, the festival of community-based tourism villages across the extended northwest region 2017 wrapped up successfully. The closing ceremony was attended by Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the festival’s organising board; Nguyen Cong Trung, Deputy Director of the Grassroots Cultural Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
According to the organising board,
the festival was successful, with numerous meaningful activities, leaving
impression on festival-goers, artisans and performers. The festival gathered
cultural identities of many ethnic minority groups, contributing significantly
to preserving, protecting and promoting the national culture in the country’s
industrialisation and modernisation and economic integration. The event
featured community-based tourism villages while educating the patriotism, and
consolidating the national great unity bloc.
The organising board presents awards
to individuals and units for their outstanding performance at the closing session.
In art performance contest, two A
prizes went to the Lac community-based tourism village in Mai Chau district,
Hoa Binh province; and the Ang community-based tourism village in Dong Sang
commune, Moc Chau district, Son La province; while three B prizes, five C
prizes were presented.
In the traditional fashion show, Ha
Thi Hoa from Lac village, and Hang Thi Qua from Sin Suoi Ho community-based village,
Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province won the A prize. The organising board
also presented four B prizes, eight C prizes, and seven consolidation prizes.
Hang Thi Qua also won another A prize
in the presentation event, together with Dinh Thi Thanh Van from Ngoi village,
Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province. The organising board presented four B and
five C prizes.
Lao Chai village, Y Ty commune, Bat
Xat district, Lao Cai province and Him Lam 2 village, Dien Bien city in the
province of same name won the A prize for their outstanding layout of tourism
products and souvenirs at their booths and handicraft making performance.
Besides, four B and six C prizes were presented.
In community-based village category,
the organising board presented two A prizes (Ngoi and Ang community-based villages),
three B and five C prizes.
The provincial People’s Committee
presented certificates of merit to 20 units for their outstanding contribution
to organising and participating in the event.

An art performance of a
community-based tourism village in Dien Bien

The outstanding costume performance
contest

Nguyen Cong Trung, Deputy Director of
the Grassroots Cultural Department, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism presents certificates of merit to performance groups.

Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of
the provincial People’s Committee presents the Committee’s Certificates of
Merit to 20 units for their outstanding contribution to organising and
participating in the event.
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.