(HBO) - Mrs. Bui Minh Hong, Head of the Department of Culture and Information of Tan Lac district said: In order to preserve ethnic cultural character, communes and towns mobilized Muong women, youth and enthusiasts of Muong culture to establish teams of letters and arts performance for communities and hamlets. Everyone contributes funds to practice and develop local cultural and artistic movements.
A Hat Doi (challenge-and-response)
singing act of members of cultural character preservation club of Hamlet Dinh
II, Man Duc Commune, Tan Lac district.
The district
Department of Culture and Information issued regulations to coordinate with the
district Women's Union to propagate and
mobilize members to establish a club to preserve Muong cultural character.
Every year, the district Department of Culture and Information organizes
training courses on skills of beating gongs and teaching folk songs for members
of letters and arts of communes, on that basis, encourages all communes to
establish cultural character preservation clubs.
Currently, Tan Lac
district established 02 cultural character preservation clubs, including: Ngoi
hamlet club (Ngoi Hoa commune) established in March 2017 and Dinh II hamlet
club (Man Duc commune) established in March 2019. The two clubs regularly
organize exchanges of culture and letters & arts; teach members and young
generations how to sing folk songs, folk dance, Hat Doi (challenge and
response) singing, beat gongs. Women maintain wearing ethnic costumes. The
special performances of Ngoi hamlet club have contributed to promoting the
culture and beauty of Muong Bi people to tourists.
The two clubs that
preserve ethnic cultural character in Ngoi Hoa and Man Duc Communes play an
important role in preserving and promoting Muong Bi's cultural values. In the
coming time, the district Culture and Information Department continues to
encourage communes and towns to establish clubs. Encouraging and creating
conditions for organizations and individuals to study, teach and introduce
Muong Bi customs, practices and culture.
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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