HBO – A public art competition was held in Ky Son district, the northern province of Hoa Binh on June 29 with the participation of over 200 artists of 10 teams from communes and towns across the district.
The
artists performed more than 40 songs and dances praising the Party, Uncle Ho,
the love for the country, and the nation’s heroic resistance wars.
The organising board valued the quality of the
performances this year, saying most of the teams paid more attention to
costumes, props and contents.
Outstanding performances included "Dem trang
chien truong” (a moon night in the battlefield), "Duyen dang Viet Nam”
(charming Vietnam), "Nguoi la niem tin tat thang” (You are the victory trust),
"Me Viet Nam anh hung” (Vietnamese heroic mothers), and "Tau Chieng Muong” (Gong
performance of Muong ethnic minority group), among others.
The organising board presented five A prizes,
ten B prizes and
15 Cprizes for the excellent performances.
The first prize went to the team from Ky Son
town while two second prizes were awarded to Mong Hoa and Dan Ha communes’
teams, and four third prizes to the teams from Hop Thinh, Phu Minh, Yen Quang
and Hop Thanh communes.
"Tau Chieng Muong” (Gong performance of Muong ethnic
minority group) by the team from Mong Hoa commune.
Hong Ngoc
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.
