The Party Committee of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism convened a meeting on January 15 to evaluate Party building work in 2024 and set tasks for this year.
Leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province awarded certificates of merit to two party cells that successfully completed their tasks in 2024.
In 2024, the committee focused on leading and directing its cells in
building the Party and promoting the role of setting examples among its
members.
Efforts to enhance political and ideological
education for Party members, civil servants, public employees and labourers in
agencies and units, contributing the common achievements of the province. Last
year, Hoa Binh had Trai hamlet cave and Vanh village stone roof recongised as
special national heritage sites.
Other notable accomplishments included the
successful hosting of the Hoa Binh Culture and Tourism Week, provincial
athletes securing 135 medals, and a 9.9% year-on-year increase in tourist
arrivals to over 4.3 million and a 17.9% growth in tourism revenue to 4.7 trillion
VND (186 million USD) in revenue.
In 2025, the Party Committee will continue
leading the serious implementation of the Party Central Committee's directions
and conclusions regarding the restructuring of the organizational apparatus to
make it streamlined, efficient and effective.
Other goals include directing the organisation
of Party congresses at various levels and enrolling at least four new members.
As part of the conference, the committee
presented the certificate of merit from Party Committee of the provincial
Agencies' Bloc to an outstanding Party member during the 2020–2024 period as
well as the certificate of commendation to two Party cells and 22 members for
exemplary performance in 2024.
Gau Tao Festival, one of the most important traditional festivals of the Mong ethnic minority group in Mai Chau district was held at the Pa Co stadium in Pa Co commune on January 11.
The ancient stone engravings dating back thousands of years in Suoi Co valley in My Thanh commune, Lac Son district, used to astonished domestic archaeologists. What their meaning is and what message they convey are the questions to which scientists are seeking answers.
Preserving and promoting unique cultural identities of ethnic communities in Hoa Binh province is considered a crucial task amid in the international integration trend.
More than just a cultural and historical attraction, the Muong Cultural Heritage Museum is playing a vital role in fostering sustainable tourism in the Northwestern region of Vietnam, particularly in Hoa Binh province. It stands as a model for the emerging trend of "responsible tourism," cleverly blending the preservation of cultural heritage with community economic development, raising awareness of Muong ethnic cultural values while promoting green tourism and sustainable growth.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on December 24 organised a conference to report on the results of collecting, researching, restoring, and preserving "Bi doi”, a musical instrument of the airophonic family and a traditional instrument of the Muong ethnic people in Da Bac district.
Hoa Binh province has shown strong performance in family planning by effectively implementing directions and plans in the field, including Directive No. 12/CT-UBND issued by the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on August 4, 2021 on rolling out measures to maintain the policy of each couple having two children, which is stated in community rules and the regulations of agencies, organisations, and units across the province of Hoa Binh for the 2021 – 2025 period.