Thanh Cong Cooperative, established in 2019 in Dan Chu ward, Hoa Binh city, has provided vocational training for rural, ethnic minority labourers, while helping them in selling bamboo, rattan, and brocade products, and preserving the Muong people’s culture.
Thanh Cong Cooperative in Dan Chu ward, Hoa Binh city, has helped preserve and promote brocade weaving, and create jobs for locals.
Phung Thi Tiep, from Mat Tren hamlet, Dan Chu ward, said in 2010, she and other five women in the neighbourhood established a brocade weaving group, and they then joined Thanh Cong Cooperative.
"Brocade weaving helps raise income for my family,” she said.
Quach Thanh Cong, director of the cooperative, said with its members being locals who have experience in rattan, bamboo, and brocade weaving, Thanh Cong offers unique products.
From a membership of only seven, the cooperative now gathers 20 official members, and around 40 seasonal workers, he added.
To continue preserving cultural traits in brocade weaving and generating jobs for rural, ethnic minority people, the cooperative has coordinated with the farmers’ unions of Dan Chu and other communes and wards in organising refresher courses for its members and local women.
In 2022 and 2023, there were four training classes for industrial sewing with 120 members, two for bamboo and rattan weaving with 60 members, and two others for brocade weaving with 60 members, helping satisfy workforce demand of businesses and craft villages in the locality.
Last year, the cooperative’s revenue exceeded 3.3 billion VND (130,499 USD), and the average monthly income of its labourers reached 11.9 million VND.
Nguyen Duc Thinh, Chairman of the Dan Chu Ward People’s Committee, said the Muong people make up over 40% of local population, expressing his hope that Thanh Cong Cooperative will create more jobs to raise income for rural labourers, contributing to local socio-economic development.
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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