Thung residential area in Suoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh, on November 1 held the Great National Solidarity Festival in 2024. The event drew Nguyen Thi Cam Phuong, Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council, as well as leaders of some departments, sectors, and Tan Lac district.

Nguyen Thi Cam Phuong, Permanent Vice
Chairwoman of the Hoa Binh People’s, Council and leaders of the provincial
Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee present flowers to Thung residential area on
the occasion of the festival.
Thung residential area is home to 95
households with 457 people. Responding to the campaign of "all people stay
united to build new-style rural areas and civilised urban areas”, local
residents have helped one another to promote economic development, get out of
poverty, and become rich, while donating land and working days to build
infrastructure works. Currently, the local per capita income has reached 33
million VND (1,298 USD) per year, up 3% compared to 2023.
Over the years, 100% of the households in
the residential area have adhered to the regulations on civilised lifestyle
practices in weddings and funerals, and refrained from spreading superstitions
or engaging in practices related to them. In 2024, the residential area has 76
out of the 95 households meeting the criteria for cultural families. It has
raised funds to support the construction and repair of seven temporary or
dilapidated houses for poor households.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Phuong
congratulated Thung residential area for its achievements in implementing the
campaign. She asked the Party Committees and administrations at all levels and
the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and its member organisations in the
locality to promote the spirit of great national solidarity, effectively
implementing the Party and State's policies and laws. Each family should
maintain and promote good traditions, building a happy family, upholding the
bond of neighbours, working together to protect the environment, and preserving
the cultural residential area title, thus contributing to the construction of a
more civilised and prosperous homeland.
On this occasion, leaders of the provincial
People’s Committee, VFF Committee, and the Party Committee and People’s
Committee of Tan Lac district as well as departments, sectors, and
organisations presented flowers and gifts to the residential area.
Within the festival’s framework, delegates
attended a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a house presented
to Bui Tien Mai, a local of the area.
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.