(HBO) - In the evening of December 31, at the outdoor stage of the City’s Cultural Center, the People's Committee of Hoa Binh City organized the art program "Welcoming the New Year, 2023”. There was the attendance of the leaders from the City Party Committee, the People's Committee and other appropriate authorities and departments, unions and a large number of people in Hoa Binh city.

The medley "Festival Drum –
Welcoming the New Spring” performed by the the actors and attresses at the art
program "Welcoming the New Year, 2023”.
The art program "Welcoming the
New Year 2023” with 19 special music and dance performances acted by more than
100 actors and attressses who are the students from high schools and the
professional actors and attresses, the nucleus of the mass art. The
performances have themes praising the Party, Uncle Ho, the homeland, the
country, praising the spring and the national pride. They include the medley "
Festival Drum – Welcoming the New Spring”, the medley " Chuc Xuan (Wishing
Spring) – Mua Xuan Oi (Spring)”, singing and dancing "like spring flowers”,
dancing "My Vietnam”, singing "You are my faith to win”, the modern dance "The
Spring Rhythm”, "Rumba-chacha” dance…, which have been elaborately staged with
a cheerful and bustling melody, bringing emotions and creating an atmosphere of
joy and excitement to welcome the new year.
The art program is series of
events celebrating the Lunar New Year in 2023, and practically celebrating the
93rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (3 February
1930 - 3 February 2023); 73 years of the traditional day of Vietnamese students
(January 9, 1950 - January 9, 2023). Thereby, it helps enrich the spiritual
life of the people in the city, encouraging and motivating the spirit of all
classes of people to actively emulate in production, contributing to building a
rich and beautiful homeland.
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.