CULTURE

Being bustled with the Great National Solidarity Festival

Lai Tri communal house in Thanh Cao commune recognised as provincial historical relic

The People’s Committee of Luong Son district on November 21 held a ceremony to announce the recognition of Lai Tri communal house in Thanh Cao commune as a provincial-level historical relic site, and hand over the certificate to leaders of Thanh Cao commune.

Hoa Binh city works on reviving historical, cultural value of Ngoi communal house

Located on the right bank of the Da river in Quynh Lam ward, Hoa Binh city, the Ngoi communal house was recognised as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic in 1999. Upholding traditions, locals often come to the place on major festivals, full-moon days, and the first day of each lunar month, burning incense to honour deities and pray for favourable weather and good harvests.

Movement of mass culture helps preserve cultural identity in Kim Boi

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.

Thai people’s Keng Loong tradition dance named in national intangible cultural heritage list

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently announced a list of new intangible national cultural heritage items, one of which is the Keng Loong performance art of the Thai people in Mai Chau district, the northern province of Hoa Binh.

Traditional craft preserved in Mai Chau district

In order restore brocade weaving of the Thai ethnic group, with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Chieng Chau Brocade Weaving and Tourism Services Cooperative was established in Chieng Chau commune (Mai Chau district) in 2009.

3 ethnic dishes of Muong Hoa Binh cuisine are among the top

Hoa Binh Museum promotes cultural heritage’s values

Holding some 18,000 exhibits related to the province’s establishment and re-establishment process and an array of antiques, Hoa Binh Museum has paid due attention to the management, exhibition, and communications work so as to preserve and promote the values of the local heritage.

Hang Kia, Pa Co preserving identity of traditional Mong ethnic costumes

In the aesthetic concept of the Mong people, a woman's beauty is partly reflected through her clothes. In Mai Chau district, there are two communes inhabited by the Mong ethnic people, namely Hang Kia and Pa Co, with a combined population of over 6,000. Despite the strong development of the society, the cultural identity, notably traditional costumes, of local people is still preserved and promoted.

Muong cultural values well preserved in Chien hamlet

Traditional cultural values of Muong people have been preserved well in Chien hamlet, Van Son commune, Tan Lac district. Located about 4 km away from the commune’s centre and at an altitude of 800 m above sea level, Chien hamlet is known as a peaceful and beautiful Muong village.

Hoa Binh completing dossier on Muong Mo cultural heritage to seek UNESCO recognition

The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh held a meeting on November 9 to discuss the progress of the building of a national dossier on Mo Muong cultural heritage to submit to the UNESCO to seek the inclusion in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

Hoa Binh People’s Committee Chairman attends great solidarity festival in Lac Thinh commune

Trac village in Lac Thinh commune of Yen Thuy district organised the National Great Solidarity Festival 2023 on November 4, which was attended by Bui Van Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and Nguyen Tien Sinh, member of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Committee’s Inspection Commission.

Efforts made to preserve Muong language

As the Muong ethnic people make up more than 63% of Hoa Binh province’s population, joint efforts have been made to preserve the Muong language. The Muong community in the province now use both Vietnamese and their mother tongue daily with the latter preferred in communication in family life.

Efforts made to preserve Muong people’s art of skirt waistband decoration

(HBO) – Through their daily life and work, Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh province have created, developed, and upheld distinctive cultural values. A contributor to their unique culture is traditional costumes and the art of decorating skirt waistbands.

Efforts made to preserve, promote values of Hoa Binh Culture

(HBO) – Hoa Binh Culture – a Stone Age culture dating from 18,000 - 7,000 years ago, was discovered by Madeleine Colani - a French female archaeologist in 1926. In 1932, the first conference of Far Eastern pre-historicists meeting in Hanoi recognised the term "Hoa Binh Culture”, named by Colani, as a term to refer to an ancient culture that appeared and existed on territory of prehistoric Vietnam.

In the evening of October 26th, Da Giang walking street opens with many attractive activities

(HBO) - According to information from the People's Committee of Hoa Binh City, in the evening of October 26th, after performing the fish praying ceremony and releasing flower lanterns within the framework of the first Fish and Shrimp Festival of DA River in Hoa Binh province, Hoa Binh city officially opens Da Giang walking street with many attractive activities.

The preschool education in Mai Chau district: Towards building a happy kindergarten

(HBO) - In recent years, the preschools in Mai Chau district have been paid attention to investing in facilities and teaching equipment. The schools have also proactively innovated and improved the quality of nurturing, care, and education, contributing to the children's comprehensive development.

Traditional embroidery craft of Mong people in Hang Kia

(HBO) - Unlike other ethnic minorities in the area, despite the blending of various cultures and modern lifestyles, Mong women in Hang Kia commune, Mai Chau district, still maintain their unique traditional cultural charm, especially in the art of embroidery and tailoring for themselves and their family members.

Chua Ngoi Temple recognised as provincial historical relic site

(HBO) - Chua Ngoi Temple in Quynh Lam ward of Hoa Binh city in the province of the same name has been recognised as a provincial historical relic site. The certificate of recognition was handed over to the People’s Committee of Quynh Lam ward at a ceremony on October 3.

Retired teacher joins efforts to preserve Muong culture

(HBO) – A retired teacher in Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district is known far and wide for his enthusiasm for studying and preserving the cultural values of the Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh province. Born and growing up in the ancient land of Muong Bi, Bui Van Noi has accumulated a lot of knowledge and documents about Muong ethnic culture.

3 ethnic dishes of Muong Hoa Binh cuisine are among the top of the typical Vietnamese cuisines

(HBO) - In the morning of September 29th, in Hanoi, Vietnam Culinary Culture Association (VCCA) organized the awarding of certificates to 121 typical culinary dishes for phase I - 2022 and announced phase II – 2023, the Project "Building and developing Vietnamese culinary culture into a national brand”.

Three delicacies of Muong ethnic group honoured among Vietnamese typical dishes

(HBO) – The Vietnam Culinary Culture Association (VCCA) presented certificates in recognition of 121 typical Vietnamese dishes in the first phase of the project "Building and developing Vietnamese culinary culture into a national brand” and announced its second phase in 2023 at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 29.

A man's predestined love of Muong gongs

(HBO) – Devoting his entire life to collecting and preserving ancient gongs, Meritorious Artist Bui Tien Xo from Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, is said to be "fatefully connected" to the Muong gongs. Enchanted by the gongs, he is willing to spend money, time, and effort to preserve and promote the unique cultural aspects of the Muong ethnic group.

The scientific workshop on the value of the cave’s relics in Trai hamlet and the Stone roof in Vanh village

(HBO) - On September 13, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a scientific workshop on the value of two relics including the cave in Trai hamlet, Tan Lap commune and the Stone Roof in Vanh village, Yen Phu commune (Lac Son). Therea was the attendance of the Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Van Liem, the member of the National Cultural Heritage Council, the Editor-in-Chief of Archeology Magazine; the Representatives of the functional departments and branches; the archaeological science researchers of the Institute of Archeology; the Geological Institute; the Southeast Asian Prehistoric Center; the People's Committee of Lac Son district.

Exploring Hang Pagoda – Chua Caves historical-cultural relic site

(HBO) – The unique beauty of the Hang Pagoda – Chua Caves national historical-cultural relic site in A Dong village, Yen Tri commune of Yen Thuy district comes from the Hang pagoda, a rare Buddhist pagoda in the Muong area of Hoa Binh, which is hidden in a cave, and Chua Caves – a famous scenic site of the locality with a system of caves located in the middle of a flat valley.