(HBO) – With their strong enthusiasm and passion, Hoa Binh folk singers have worked hard to preserve and promote the value of folk melodies and popularise it in the contemporary life with a hope that the national cultural tradition will live forever.
Artisan Ha Thi Bich in Xam Pa hamlet, Na Phon commune of Mai Chau district,
teaching her grandson to sing folk songs.
Bach Thi Dao, a veteran artisan in Beo hamlet,
Xuan Thuy commune of Kim Boi district, inherited the love for Muong folk
singing from her parents. She has used melodies for communications work.
Meanwhile, Quach Thi Lon from Khanh hamlet of An
Nghia commune represents the young generation of Muong folk singers. She is one
of the youngest Muong folk singers and performers of Lac Son district.
Prompted by the desire to preserve and
popularise the beauty of Muong folk songs to people of other ethnic groups
throughout the country, she and Emeritus Artisan Bui Huy Vong have worked with
each other to develop a YouTube channel called Quach Lon. by now, the channel
has been operating for more than two years, attracting over 14,000 subscribers,
with 1,100 videos of Muong folk songs performed by her that draw a great number
of views.
With more than 50 years of popularising folk
songs to younger generations, artisan Ha Thi Bac is considered a "living
archives" of Thai folk songs as she can sing hundreds of songs as well as
deeply understand the meaning of the lyrics.
In 1998, Bich released an album containing 15
Thai folk songs that she loved most. Operating for more than three years, the
Thai folk song club in Xam Pa hamlet, established by artisan Ha Thi Bich, has
attracted nearly 20 members who are children, teenagers and women who gather
two or three times each month.
Along with regular singing, performing and
exchanging activities and maintaining the club's operations, she has also taught
Thai folk songs to the younger generations with a hope of preventing the risk
of the disappearance of the national cultural identity.
Ha Yen Nhi, a young member of the club for over
one year, said that so far she has learnt to sing 15 Thai folk songs. With the
support of Bich, Nhi’s love and passion for the melodies have been nurtured and
developed, along with her sense of responsibility to maintain and develop Thai
folk songs.
Dao, Lon and Bich are three among the many
artisans who are exerting efforts to maintain the traditional culture and
transfer it to the youth./.
On February 12th (i.e. Lunar January 15), the People's Committee of Hop Tien commune, Kim Boi district organized the Festival of Sim Pagoda Festival in At Ty Spring, 2025. The festival welcomed many people and tourists to visit the pagoda and enjoy the scenery.
The palanquin procession to Sim Pagoda.
As Hoa Binh province is set to host 115 spring festivals, local departments, sectors and localities are joining hands to ensure safety for the events.
In many major cultural events in Hanoi, the sound of the Muong people's gongs has become a special tone, contributing to the unique harmony that praises the cultural values accumulated over thousands of years along with the sacred soul of the capital city.
On the first day back to work and school after the Lunar New Year holiday, thousands of female officials, civil servants, and students from grade nine and above in Lac Son district proudly wore the traditional Muong attire. The vibrant brocade patterns created a striking cultural display, reinforcing the community's commitment to preserving and promoting their heritage.
The provincial-level Khai Ha festival 2025 of the Muong ethnic minority group took place at Phong Phu commune’s stadium in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province on the morning of February 5 (the 8th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Snake).
"Xuong Dong” (going to the field) festival opened in Yen Phu commune of Hoa Binh’s Lac Son district on February 5, or the eighth day of the Year of the Snake, drawing thousands of locals and visitors to partake in a variety of activities.
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