(HBO) – Hoa Binh province's organising board for cultural, sports, and tourism events held a meeting on June 2 to discuss and approve the overall programme of cultural, sports, and tourism events for 2023. Deputy Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the organising board Nguyen Van Toan chaired the event

Tu Do commune preserves cultural identity in combination with tourism development

(HBO) – A mountainous commune in Lac Son district, Tu Do has focused on optimising its natural advantages to develop experiential and community-based tourism. The locality is becoming popular among visitor who come to enjoy cool weather, untouched natural landscapes and the unique local cultural identity.

The person who keeps Muong cultural values

(HBO) - The Museum of Muong Cultural Heritage is located in Group 6, Thai Binh Ward (Hoa Binh City). The outstanding artisan, Mr. Bui Thanh Binh, is the Director of the museum. As a family museum, he has collected 6 stilt houses and more than 6,000 quite unique artifacts about the life of the Muong mandarins and Muong people. He has been teaching Muong gongs, Muong folk music to the people of Hoa Binh, Hanoi, Phu Tho... The museum has contributed to preserving the value of Muong cultural heritage.

Cultural heritage of Hoa Binh province’s Muong ethnic group promoted in Hai Phong

(HBO) – Residents in the northern port city of Hai Phong learnt about cultural heritage and traditional cuisine of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province through an exhibition held earlier this month at the Hai Phong Museum.

Opening thematic exhibition named “Typical Cultural Heritage of Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province” in Hai Phong

(HBO) - On May 10, in Hai Phong city, Hai Phong Museum in collaboration with Hoa Binh Provincial Museum held the opening of the thematic exhibition named "Typical Cultural Heritage of Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province”. Thí activity is in a series of the activities to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the liberation of Hai Phong (May 13, 1955 - May 13, 2023) and the Hai Phong Red Phoenix Flower Festival in 2023.

Hoa Binh city aims to make breakthrough in developing grassroots culture houses

(HBO) – After the re-organisation of administrative units, Hoa Binh city now has 195 houses of culture among its 208 hamlets and residential groups, which means 97% of the local residential areas have such centres. However, new requirements have arisen, requiring all-level Party committees and administrations to take strong actions to perfect grassroots culture facilities.

The week of Culture and Tourism in Binh Thanh Commune, Thung Nai

(HBO) - In 2 days (May 1-2), at the community touristm site in Mo hamlet, the People's Committee of Binh Thanh commune (Cao Phong) organized the weeek of Culture & Tourism Week the folk art festival of the ethnic minorities in the cluster of Binh Thanh commune, Thung Nai. It has attracted the attention of thousands of people and tourists inside and outside the district.

Tan Lac district preserves and promotes the cultural identity of Muong ethnic people

(HBO) - In the area of Tan Lac district, the population of Muong ethnic group accounts for 85%, the rest are Kinh and other ethnic groups living together. In recent years, preserving and promoting the traditional cultural identity of the ethnic groups in general and the Muong ethnic group in particular has always been supported by the Party Committee, the government, the Fatherland Front and the socio-political organizations from the district to the grassroots level, contributing to raising the value of Muong Bi cultural identity in today's life.

Preserving traditional brocade weaving

(HBO) -  It not only is the cultural beauty, brocade weaving of Muong, Thai, Dao, Mong ... ethnic people in the province has also created economic value, bringing income to the people. In addition to keeping and improving the skills of the employees, it is necessary to have support in training, improving the quality of models, promoting and introducing products so that they can reach large markets inside and outside the province and it is necessary to look for the strong foothold for brocade weaving.

Thanh minh Festival of Muong people in Lac Son district

(HBO) – According to historical records, the Cold Food Festival of China entered Vietnam during the Ly Dynasty (1009 - 1225), but it has been adapted to the traditions, customs, and beliefs of each locality and ethnic group and called Thanh minh Festival. "Thanh minh” is the fifth of the 24 solar terms. "Thanh” means purity while "minh” brightness. On this occasion, people often visit, clean, and repair graves of their clans and give offerings to express gratitude to ancestors.

Hang Tram town: Building a cultural life

(HBO) - Every year, in Hang Tram town (Yen Thuy) there is at least 75% of the residential areas being recognized as the cultural residential area. The movement "all people unite to build a cultural life” has been agreed and responded by the officials and the people, becoming a regular job in the residential areas.

Organizing the celebration of the traditional Tet, Bunpimay for Laos students

(HBO) - On April 14, Hoa Binh College of Economics and Technology, Hoa Binh College of Engineering and Technology cooperated with the Provincial Youth Union to organize Laos Bunpimay Traditional New Year for the international students and students studying at these two schools. There was the attendance of the leaders from the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, the Provincial Public Security, Vietnam - Lao Friendship Association and Lao - Thai Friendship Association of Overseas Vietnamese.

Hoa Binh participates in expanded Northwest Tourism - Culture Week 2023

(HBO) - Implementing the tourism development cooperation programme in eight expanded Northwestern provinces and Ho Chi Minh City, Hoa Binh province participated in an expanded Northwest Tourism - Culture Week at Ninh Kieu Wharf Park in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 8-11.

Schools in Hoa Binh educate students about traditional culture preservation

(HBO) – Many educational institutions in Hoa Binh province have organised practical activities to raise their students’ awareness of traditional culture, such as opening classes on Muong gongs, establishing clubs, and introducing folk games as extracurricular activities.

Image of Hoa Binh culture, people promoted

(HBO) – Hoa Binh, a land rich in cultural traditions and one of the cradles of ancient Vietnamese, boasts great potential and advantages for boosting socio-economic development, especially industry, high-tech agriculture, tourism, health care, and high quality education.

Hoa Binh works to preserve, bring into play archaeological sites’ values

(HBO) – Hoa Binh province is home to the largest number of archaeological sites of the Hoa Binh Civilisation, which existed in not only Vietnam but also other countries in Southeast Asia about 30,000 - 4,000 years ago. Those sites spread in different densities almost across the province.

Lac Son district preserves, spreads Muong ethnic culture’s values in community

(HBO) – The preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values are meant to help educate the public on history and fine cultural traditions, boost exchanges to enrich culture, build a healthy cultural environment, and help comprehensively develop people’s personality. In recent years, Lac Son district has effectively tapped into local cultural identities in tandem with boosting sustainable tourism development and improving people’s material and spiritual lives, thereby contributing to socio-economic development.

Muong gongs preserved as "sacred treasures"

(HBO) - The Muong ethnic group in the northern province of Hoa Binh has over 40 major festivals yearly, and gongs are used in up to 90% of the festivals. For the Muong people in Hoa Binh, gongs are not only a kind of traditional musical instrument, but also a "sacred treasure", a spiritual story told by 12 national tones and an intangible cultural heritage with a strong vitality as they are preserved by the community.

Great effort to preserve Muong ethnic group’s culture

(HBO) - Muong Vang in Lac Son district is one of the four biggest and best-known Muong ethnic areas in Hoa Binh. With 91% of the local population being Muong ethnic people, the district has always paid special attention to preserving and developing the traditional cultural value.

House-cooling ceremony every new year multiplies traditional cultural values in Muong ethnic community

(HBO) - The house-cooling ceremony is one of the traditional spiritual and cultural rituals of the Muong people in Hoa Binh province. Its purpose is to pray for good crops, good health, good luck, and repel bad luck and risks. Therefore, most families in the Muong community organise the ritual at the beginning of the year to pray for peace. By cutting down unsound customs, the house-cooling ceremony has become a typical cultural feature and an indispensable activity in many Muong families every spring.

The provincial Literature and Arts Association: Many playgrounds for the art lovers

(HBO) - In the past time, the Provincial Literature and Arts Association has had many exciting and practical activities, creating a useful playground for the art lovers to unleash their passion and creativity, producing many works of intellectual and arts value.

Ne Temple in Xuan Thuy Commune has been ranked as a historical and cultural relic at the provincial level

(HBO) - On March 15, the People's Committee of Kim Boi District held a ceremony to receive the certificate of ranking the historical - cultural relic at the provincial level of Ne Temple in Xuan Thuy commune. This is one of the eight monuments that have been ranked out of a total of 29 historical and cultural relics of the district that have been inventoried.

Ke pagoda festival – a cultural trait of Muong Bi ancient land

(HBO) – The Ke Pagoda festival in Phu Vinh commune, Tan Lac district is held on the 16th day of the second lunar month every year. Previously, the festival was used to be small but since 2017, it has taken place at the communal level to meet people’s religious and entertainment needs.

Private museum helps preserve, spread values of Muong ethnic culture

(HBO) – The Muong Cultural Heritage Museum, located in Thai Binh ward of Hoa Binh city (Hoa Binh province), is managed by Meritorious Artisan Bui Thanh Binh. Covering more than 4,000 sq.m., it features six main stilt houses displaying nearly 6,000 objects arranged according to different periods of the Muong ethnic group’s culture. The museum has become an attractive destination for Vietnamese and foreign visitors over the past years.

Lac Son district preserves traditional culture

(HBO) – Over the past years, the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values of local ethnic groups in Lac Son district, northern mountainous of Hoa Binh province, have received great attention.