In recent years, the movement of mass culture and arts in Kim Boi district has been maintained and developed, contributing to preserving and promoting traditional cultural values and building a cultural life at the grassroots level.
An art troupe of Thao Ca hamlet, Vinh Tien commune (Kim
Boi district) performs to popularise the National Target Programme on New-style
Rural Area Building.
As a rule, every
day evening, the members of the mass art performance team of Thao Ca hamlet, in
Vinh Tien commune gather at the communal house of the hamlet to practice and
rehearse music.
Kim Boi district has 158 art performance teams with more than 5,000 members.
Each team has an average of 10 key actors, including amateur actors, the
elderly, and youth union members, and young people. Even though they are busy, members of the performance teams always arrange
their work to practice together.
In addition to the supported finance, most teams voluntarily contribute funds
to equipment and costumes serving their performance. They join performance
activities at the grassroots level and cultural and art programmes of the
district and the province.
Last year, the grassroots mass arts team of Kim Boi district coordinated with
the provincial Ethnic Arts Troupe and the provincial Culture and Cinema Centre
to organise five mobile performance programmes in Cuoi Ha, Nuong Dam, Kim Boi,
Hop Tien and Du Sang communes to popularise the Party's guidelines, the State’s
policies and laws, and local regulations related social evil prevention.
The district also successfully organised the district-level popularisation
contest, with the participation of 467 actors, actresses and artisans from all
the 17 communes and towns of the district.
Nguyen Thanh Ha, head of the culture and information office of Kim Boi
district, said to create favourable conditions for mass arts performance teams
to develop and operate effectively, Kim Boi district has focused on developing
its facilities cultural institutions.
Many cultural houses in villages and residential areas have been newly built with
halls and stages equipped with lighting and sound systems, and basic auxiliary
equipment to meet the practice and performance requirements of art teams. The district's culture and information office has also regularly coordinated to
organise mass art shows, creating a healthy playground for art teams.
The widespread mass arts movement not only contributes to improving the
cultural and spiritual life of the people but also helps promote solidarity
among local residents.
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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