The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province held a press conference on November 5 to announce the details of its upcoming 2024 Culture-Tourism Week.
Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan, also head of the organisinig board of the
Culture-Tourism Week, at the press conference.
The week-long celebration, scheduled for
November 15-23 in Hoa Binh city, aims at popularising the locality’s potential,
strengths, landscapes, and cultural traits. A highlight will be a ceremony on
November 16 to receive certificates recognising Xom Trai (Trai hamlet) cave and
Vanh village stone cliff as special national archaeological sites.
It will feature a wide range of activities
including a fish worshipping ceremony, lantern floating on Da diver, an art
photo exhibition, a tourism guide contest, an ethnic costume performance
festival, an agricultural forum, the second Da river fish and shrimp festival,
and sport fishing competitions.
At a press conference, Standing Vice Chairman of
the provincial People’s Committee and head of the organising board Nguyen Van
Toan underscored the significance of the culture – tourism week and asked
competent sides to enhance coordination in the communications work for the
event.
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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