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(HBO) - After the implementation time of the social gap to prevent and control Covid-19 epidemic, the sports and cultural clubs of the elderly in Hoa Binh City have been put back into operation from the end of April.
According to the Representative Board of the City's Elderly
Association, after the merger, there have been 130 sports and cultural clubs in
the city, attracting over 3,500 members to participate in regular training. The
activities of the clubs include soft volleyball, table tennis, badminton,
chess, walking and nourishing mind. Additionally, on the occasion of holidays
and Tet holidays, the elderly members have actively been responding to the cultural
and arts activities. Thereby, it helps to create a rewarding playground,
training and improving health to live cheerfully, healthily and happily.
Along with the sports and cultural clubs, the city has been
maintaining the operation of three intergenerational clubs with more than 150
members, helping each other in Phuong Lam, Tan Thinh and Thinh Minh wards. The
elderly people are the core of these clubs, which has been contributing to
actively supporting the lives of the members and the community, effectively
implementing the emulation movement "Old age - good example” of the Elderly
Association.
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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