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.
As part of Project 6 under the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2024, Lạc Sơn District, Hoa Binh province focuses on diverse and practical activities to promote the project's goal: "Preserving and promoting the beautiful traditional cultural values of ethnic groups in conjunction with tourism development."
After 3 years of implementing Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU, dated October 11, 2021 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of Hoa Binh province's ethnic groups in the period of 2021 – 2025 with the orientation to 2030 (NQ04), it has mobilized the participation of the entire political system, the people from all walks of life and there have been positive changes. So far, out of the 10 targets of NQ04, 3 targets have been met and exceeded the plan set for 2025. Typically, 70% of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of ethnic groups in the province is on the list of the national ICH items and they have been protected and restored, exceeding 20% of the proposed Resolution.
Great National Unity Day has been recently celebrated in Duong hamlet, Vay Nua commune, Da Bac district, in an atmosphere of warmth and community spirit. The event highlighted national identity and strengthened the bond of solidarity among residents.
On November 28, the People's Committee of Cao Phong district organized the Cultural and Sports Festival of Cao Phong district's ethnic groups in 2024.