(HBO) – Member of the standing board of the Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of Hoa Binh province Hoang Van Tu joined a great national unity festival with people in Ai village, Phong Phu commune of Tan Lac district.
Ai village is home to 94 households
with 447 people. While performing their tasks in socio-economic development and
the campaign on building new-style rural areas and civilised urban areas in 2018,
local people have actively responded to the campaign on building new-style
rural areas over the years.
People in the village live
mainly on tourism services and agricultural production. At present, the average
income per capita in the area is estimated at 23 million VND (nearly 988 USD) per
annum. All households now have access to clean water and 98 percent of the
household have hygienic toilets.
Local residents’ cultural
and spiritual lives have been improved and all families have audio visual devices.
Attention has been paid to cultural and sport activities in the locality. This
year, 84 households, accounting for 89 percent of the total number, earned the
title "Cultural Family”.

Member of the Party
Committee’s standing board and Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of Hoa
Binh province Hoang Van Tu presents flower and gifts to local people in Ai
village, Phong Phu commune of Tan Lac district.
Speaking at the event, Tu
congratulated local people on their achievements in socio-economic development
and cultural lives. He required the Party committee, authorities and people in
Ai village to uphold the spirit of national unity, pool their ideas and
initiatives in finding new directions for developing agriculture, ecotourism,
community-based tourism in combination with building new-style rural areas.
He called on local residents
to continue engaging in the campaign on building civilised lifestyle as part of
the building of new-style rural areas, as well as protect the environment, prevent
social vice and promote healthy spiritual lives.
The locality should
mobilise financial resources for cultural activities from all economic sectors
and improving people’s cultural life. Meanwhile, local people should
effectively implement campaigns and encourage each other to join in maintaining
and bolstering cultural identity./.
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The palanquin procession to Sim Pagoda.
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On the first day back to work and school after the Lunar New Year holiday, thousands of female officials, civil servants, and students from grade nine and above in Lac Son district proudly wore the traditional Muong attire. The vibrant brocade patterns created a striking cultural display, reinforcing the community's commitment to preserving and promoting their heritage.
The provincial-level Khai Ha festival 2025 of the Muong ethnic minority group took place at Phong Phu commune’s stadium in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province on the morning of February 5 (the 8th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Snake).
"Xuong Dong” (going to the field) festival opened in Yen Phu commune of Hoa Binh’s Lac Son district on February 5, or the eighth day of the Year of the Snake, drawing thousands of locals and visitors to partake in a variety of activities.