(HBO) - Ky Son district held a ceremony on April 24 to mark 110 years since the uprising against the French colonialists of the Tong Kiem – Doc Bang insurgent troops (1909-1910) and to receive a certificate recognising the base of this uprising as a provincial historical and cultural relic site.
Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee
Nguyen Van Chuong presents the provincial historical and cultural relic site certificate
to officials of Ky Son district.
The uprising of the Tong Kiem – Doc Bang troops
was the first and only among uprisings against French colonialists of ethnic
people in the northern mountainous region in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries to launch an attack on and successfully occupy the province’s capital.
The uprising, which lasted from April 15, 1909
to January 20, 1910, caused great damage to the administration of French
colonialists in Hoa Binh and forced them to adopt a softer ruling policy in
ethnic minority areas, thus creating favourable conditions for Vietnam to later
build a revolutionary base under the Party’s leadership. Despite being
defeated, the uprising was a milestone in the history of combating foreign
invaders of local residents.
It inherited ancestors’ traditions and inspired
patriotism among the following generations on the path to the August Revolution
that led to Vietnam’s
independence in 1945, as well as Hoa Binh’s feats of arms during the resistance
war against the French colonialists.
The Tong Kiem-Doc Bang uprising’s 110th
anniversary is an occasion to look back on the local patriotic tradition. It is
also a pride of people of different ethnic groups in Ky Son district and Hoa
Binh province.
At the ceremony, officials also announced the
decision of the chairperson of the Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee to
list the base of the uprising as a provincial historical and cultural relic
site./.
The People’s Committee of Lac Son district held a ceremony on April 28 to receive the provincial relic certificate for the ancient rock carving site at Suoi Co stream, located in My Thanh commune.
A special music show titled "The country is in the fullness of joy” has been held at Hoa Binh Square in Hoa Binh city in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).
The People's Committee of Lo Son commune, Tan Lac district, has organised the local annual traditional stream fishing festival on April 19 - 20.
As a land deeply intertwined with human history and Vietnam’s millennia-long journey of nation-building and defence, Hoa Binh is often revered for its epic tales and legends.
Residents of Hoa Binh boast a rich cultural identity, reflected in their unique language, traditional attire, customs, and folk melodies – described as "sweet as honey, clear as a mountain stream.”
Lac Son district’s Vu ban town held the 2025 Truong Kha temple festival on April 12–13 (the 15th–16th days of the third lunar month). Since its revival in 2019, the festival has been organised every three years, preserving valuable intangible heritage while meeting the community’s cultural and spiritual needs.
