Quang Tien commune in Hoa Binh city, home to over 1,300 Muong ethnic minority people, has worked to preserve and promote the traditional cultural traits of the group.
Members of Quang Tien commune art team
delivers stellar performances on the Da Giang pedestrian street, Hoa Binh city.
The commune has organised cultural and sport
activities to mark important events, including the founding anniversaries of
the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth
Union (March 26), the International Women’s Day (March 8), and the National Day
(September 2). The Muong ethnic folk singing, gong performance, cloth ball
throwing, crossbow shooting, and folk games, among others, have been featured
at the events.
Various cultural preservation clubs and art groups
have been set up, and equipped with musical instruments, helping inspire the
love for traditional culture among local residents.
Other ways to protect the Muong ethnic culture
are holding performances of the ethnic costumes, and organising "banh uoi”
making contest, among others.
According to Vice Chairman of the communal
People’s Committee Nguyen Cuong Bien, the most standout features of the Muong
ethnic group have been kept alive thanks to local preservation efforts.
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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