(HBO) - Taking place on the occasion of the traditional New Year of Mong ethnic minority, Gau Tao festival celebrating the Party and the Lunar New Year in 2023 organized by the People's Committees of 2 communes, Pa Co and Hang Kia, (Mai Chau) has brought a joyful and thriling New Year atmosphere. Many exciting and attractive cultural and sports activities imbued with the identity of Mong ethnic minority have been attracting visitors to experience and explore. Hoa Binh newspaper has recorded the special images of this festival.

Mong ethnic minorities in Hang
Kia and Pa Co communes are performing to celebrate the Party and the Spring.

Beating the drums to open Gau Tao
festival.

Performing the spiritual rituals
by Neu tree to pray for the health of the people and bountiful crops.
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The sound of the trumpet calling
for Spring to open the festival.

Urging the footsteps of the
relatives and tourists to come back to open Gau Tao festival.

Mong girls in Hang Kia are
radiantly beautiful with Pao throwing games.

The men are competing in pounding
Day cakes - a work requiring a lot of energy and technique.

Visitors are experiencing the
national sports of walking on stilts.

Immersing oneself in the joyful
festive atmosphere.

Extending the circle of Xeo
dancing of the national unity.
Thac Bo Temple is located in the tourism area of Hoa Binh Lake and it is a famous spiritual and cultural tourism destination. The majestic and poetic beauty of the place known as "Ha Long Bay” on land, along with the cultural identity of Muong, Dao, and Tay ethnic groups and the sacredness of the relic site has become an unmissable destination for many people in the province and tourists from all over the country whenever Tet and Spring appear.
The streets of Hoa Binh city have been adorned with banners, slogans, flags, and flowers to mark the 95th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – 2025), celebrating the hometown's progress and renewal. Reporters from Hoa Binh Newspaper captured images of the significant occasion.
With the theme "Hoa Binh- Confidently moving forward", the mascots welcoming the Year of the Snake are displayed at Hoa Binh Square, ensuring aesthetic beauty and imbued with national cultural identity. The works have received a positive welcome from the people, creating an exciting atmosphere for traditional Tet celebration and serving as a cultural and tourism highlight to attract visitors to Hoa Binh city and Hoa Binh province.
Hoa
Binh City is wearing a fresh, bright, green, clean and beautiful appearance
before the Spring of At Ty. Below are notes from Hoa Binh Newspaper reporters
in Hoa Binh City during the days leading up to Lunar New Year 2025.
Com Hamlet, Dong Lai Commune, Tan Lac district, was recognized as a traditional brocade weaving village in 2017 and has since established the Dong Lai Traditional Brocade Weaving and General Services Cooperative. Over the years, the revival of the brocade weaving craft has not only helped preserve traditional cultural values but also opened up economic development opportunities, providing income for residents.
The Ministry of Construction recently conducted an
appraisal and evaluation of the proposal to recognize Hoa Binh City as a Class
II urban area under Hoa Binh Province. The appraisal council agreed that Hoa
Binh City meets the criteria for a Class II urban area with a score of 84.16
out of 100. The city is currently focusing on improving its infrastructure,
enhancing its urban aesthetics, and aiming to become a modern urban area with a
unique identity.