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(HBO) – Three traditional festivals – those of the Thuong and Trung communal houses and of Hang pagoda – have taken place in Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district, in the first month of the lunar year.
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Traditional cultural features of the Muong ethnic group are promoted through activities held as part of the Hang pagoda festival in Yen Tri.
Accordingly, the festivals of the historical sites of Thuong and Trung communal houses were held from January 31 to February 2 (or the 10th – 12th day of the lunar year) and on February 3 (the 13rd day), respectively. The two served more than 600 visitors on a daily basis during their courses.
The Hang pagoda festival ran from February 3-5, with some 2,500 people joining daily.
The three events constituted a local cultural week programme.
Bui Phi Diep, Chairman of the Yen Tri People’s Committee, said it is the first time such a programme was organised to preserve and promote the traditional festivals’ intangible cultural values, raise public awareness on the matter, and serve demand of locals and tourists for spiritual practices.
The cultural week also featured a men's volleyball tournament competed by 17 teams, a seminar on community-based tourism development, a night-time cuisine festival, and many other musical and sport activities.
Diep said the organisation of the series of events marked the recovery of Yen Tri’s cultural and spiritual tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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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