HBO – It is enduringly popular to see Tay ethnic women wearing their traditional costume when rambling around Da Bac town and Tan Minh, Tan Pheo, Giap Dat and Muong Chieng communes. Integrating with the modern life, the Tay ethnic group, accounting for 40.57 percent of the population of Da Bac district, is preserving and promoting their traditional cultural characteristics every day.
An art troupe in Na Man and Muong Chieng communes in Da Bac district
stages an performance in their traditional costume.
Unlike
men’s outfit, women’s clothing is more sophisticated with three kinds of shirts,
namely short shirts, V-neck style short shirt without button and long shirt, head
scarf, bibs, silk dress and belt.
According
to Xa Thi Thay, head of the art troupe, the colourful traditional costumes show
off Tay women’s beauty and charm. Besides special occasions like Tet or
traditional festivals, the garb is used in Tay women’s daily activities as part
of efforts to preserve their cultural values.
Highlight of the dress is a tight-fitting short shirt with a band clipped with
two lines of silver buttons in the shape of butterfly or cicada. Five, seven or
nine pairs of buttons are arranged in the short shirt. Meanwhile, the
sleeveless bibs are in pink and black colours with sequin decoration in their
necks.
The black or indigo knee-length dresses have two kinds: one with embroidered
waistband and the remainder with sunken floral patterns. Meanwhile, the
skillfully-embroiled Pieu ethnic scarf is a vivid illustration for the Tay
ethnic people’s excellent culture.
The Tay women also use such accessories as necklace, bracelet, earrings and
silver or gold rings.
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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