(HBO) – As many as 27 individuals in Hoa Binh were conferred the titles of people’s artisan and excellent artisan for their contributions to preserving and promoting intangible cultural heritage of the country in accordance with decisions by the State President.
Under the decisions issued by the President on September 9, Mr. Bui Van
Minh in Van Son commune, Lac Son district has been honoured as people’s
artisan.
Meanwhile, 26 others were honoured with the title of excellent artisan in the
categories of folk performance arts and social customs and belief. They are:
1. Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hinh in Lam Son commune, Luong Son district - folk
performance arts;
2. Mr. Bui Thanh Binh in Thai Binh ward, Hoa Binh city - folk performance arts;
3. Mr. Doan Linh Nham in Ky Son ward, Hoa Binh city - folk performance
arts;
4. Mrs. Ha Thi Bich in Na Phon commune, Mai Chau district - folk performance
arts;
5. Mrs. Quach Thi Lon in An Nghia commune, Lac Son district - folk performance
arts;
6. Mr. Bui Van Chien in Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district - social custom and
belief;
7. Mr. Bui Van Dot in Dinh Cu commune, Lac Son district - social custom and
belief;
8. Mr. Bui Van Bon in Yen Nghiep commune, Lac Son district - social custom and
belief;
9. Mr. Bui Van Phin in Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district - social custom and
belief;
10. Mr. Bui Van Thang in Kim Lap commune, Kim Boi district - social custom and
belief;
11. Mr. Bui Van Xien in Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district - social custom and
belief;
12. Mr. Bui Van Truc in Du Sang commune, Kim Boi district social custom and
belief;
13. Mr. Bui Van Trem in Bao Hieu commune, Yen Thuy district - social custom and
belief;
14. Mr. Bui Van Xiem in Man Duc town, Tan Lac district - social custom and
belief;
15. Mr. Dinh Cong Soan in Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district social custom and
belief;
16. Mr. Bui Van Rau in Cuoi Ha commune, Kim Boi district - social custom and
belief;
17. Mr. Bui Van Hai in Xuat Hoa commune, Lac Son district - social custom and
belief;
18. Mr. Xa Tien Tho in Hien Luong commune, Da Bac district - social custom and
belief;
19. Mr. Truong Duc Him in Da Phuc commune, Yen Thuy district - social custom
and belief;
20. Mr. Bui Van Nhan in Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district - social custom and
belief;
21. Mr. Bui Van Bien in Tan Lap commune, Lac Son district - social custom and
belief;
22. Mr. Bui Van Ai in Cuoi Ha commune, Kim Boi district - social custom and
belief;
23. Mr. Bui Van Vinh in Ngoc Lau commune, Lac Son district - social custom and
belief;
24. Mrs. Dinh Thi Thao in Ky Son ward, Hoa Binh city - social custom and
belief;
25. Mr. Nguyen Manh Tuan in Bac Hang Doi town, Lac Thuy district social custom
and belief;
26. Mr. Bui Van Meo in Dinh Cu commune, Lac Son district - social custom and
belief.
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.