(HBO) – The national great solidarity festival was held in Boi Ca residential area in Nam Thuong commune in Kim Boi district on November 5. This is the first commune in Kim Boi district had hosted the event this year. The festival was attended by leaders of the provincial Fatherland Front Committee, provincial Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the district, and Presidents of the Fatherland Front Committees of 16 communes and towns in Kim Boi.
Local people in Boi Ca residential area in Nam
Thuong commune stage art performance to welcome the national great solidarity
festival.
Boi Ca has 362 families with 1,607 people, 92
percent of whom are Muong ethnic minorities. They have joined hands to
effectively carry out the campaign "The whole people unite to build new-style
rural areas and civilised urban area”. Along with shifting cultivation and
developing services, local people have paid due attention to outlining rational
planning as well as contribute to the construction of 0.9 kilometre of
rural roads and inter-field roads.
This year, local income per capita is estimated
at 40.5 million VND (1,749 USD), while poverty rate is expected to fall to 1.1
percent (four households). Some 81 percent of the households have solid houses.
In addition, all children in the residential area are enabled to go to school,
and there is no students dropping out of school.
Asmany as 292 households achieved the
"cultural family” title, accounting for 80.6 percent of the local families, and
the "sport family” title was bestowed on 58 percent of them.
Significant improvements have been seen in the spiritual
and material lives of local people.
The residential area also set up two
conciliation groups and one security group to promote solidarity and ensure
social order in the locality.
In 2021, the residential area expects over 85
percent of the households achieving the "cultural family” title, and will work
to carry out 27 criteria to build a cultural residential area.
At the festival, organisations, families and individuals
were lauded for their significant contributions to building the residential
area. A commitment to implement an emulation campaign in 2021 was signed as
well.
The district’s Vietnam Fatherland Front and provincial
Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) presented houses to two
impoverished families in the residential area./.
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.