The opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 academic year at Da Hop Inter-Level School in Huu Nghi ward, Hoa Binh city, featured a special gong performance by students.
The school has established a Muong gong team, where students learn how to play gongs and other musical instruments of the Muong ethnic group under the instruction of Meritorious Artisan Bui Tien Xo from Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district.
This is just one of the many schools in Hoa Binh province making dedicated efforts, each with its own approach, to preserve and promote traditional cultural traits.
A performance by students from Mai Chau B Boarding Secondary and High School for Ethnic Minority Groups at 2024 Cultural and Sports Competition for Boarding and Semi-Boarding Schools for Ethnic Minorities in Hoa Binh province.
In early October, the provincial Department of Education and Training held the 2024 Cultural and Sports Competition for Boarding and Semi-Boarding Schools for Ethnic Minority Groups, attracting the participation of 24 schools with nearly 400 students competing in the cultural category. This event truly provided a platform for students to improve their understanding of cultural heritage.
Over the past years, apart from providing knowledge and moral education for students, the department has consistently focused on fostering their patriotism. Special emphasis has been placed on educating them about preserving and promoting the cultural identities of local ethnic groups.
Department Deputy Director Nguyen Quang Minh said such educational activities are tailored to the psychological and developmental characteristics of students as well as schools’ conditions. They are integrated into major lessons and extracurricular activities. Some schools have also stablished spaces showcasing.
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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