(HBO) – The Mai Chau uplandmarket - a unique tourism product of Hoa Binh province’s Mai Chau district – becomes more and more attractive to holidaymakers, offering tourists a venue to experience daily activities and understand more about traditional culture identities of the locality.
Visitors
are interested in traditional costumes sold at the market.
In the first Sunday of April, people from
the Hang Kia, Pa Co, Dong Tan, Son Thuy, Bao La, Chieng Chau, Mai Ha and Thanh
Son communes of Mai Chau district transport their products or those found in
forests such as orchids, vegetables, bitter bamboo shoots and mountain snails, to the market for sale.
Because loving the natural scenery and people of Mai Chau so much, many
tourists visit the destination not just once.
They said visiting the market, they have a chance to learn more about unique
cultural identities of the locality, and buy agricultural products that
have not been sold in Hanoi.
According to Vice Chairman of the
Mai Chau district People’s Committee Pham Van Hoan, the highland
marketfestival is held every Sunday as part of activities to mark the
southern liberation and national reunification day (April 30) and May Day (May
1), and to stimulate tourism demand.
During the festival, visitors enjoy music
performances imbued with national cultural identity and play popular folk games
such as tu lu, to le, and rope swing.
The festival contributes to introducing and popularising local tourism images,
beauty of local customs and cultural identities of ethnic minorities, thus
attracting more domestic and foreign visitors and further promoting
socio-economic development of the locality./.
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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