(HBO) – A retired teacher in Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district is known far and wide for his enthusiasm for studying and preserving the cultural values of the Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh province. Born and growing up in the ancient land of Muong Bi, Bui Van Noi has accumulated a lot of knowledge and documents about Muong ethnic culture.
Bui Van Noi (third, from left) shows people his studies about Muong
culture.
Realising the importance of preserving and promoting the Muong ethnic cultural
identity, he researched and wrote books and articles about culture in general
and Muong ethnic culture in particular. He also participated in the teaching of
the Muong language.
Since 2010, Noi has been the author or co-author of many books and dictionaries
relating to Muong culture. He also wrote for Hoa Binh Newspaper, Hoa Binh Arts
Magazine, Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee website, Nguon sang (Light)
Magazine of Vietnam Folk Arts Association and Ethnology Magazine.
Thanks to his studies and contributions to Muong culture preservation, Noi has
won many awards such as Prize A of the Vietnam Folk Arts Association in 2008;
Prize C of the Vietnam Ethnic Minorities Literature and Arts Association in
2013, a second prize in the contest "90 years of Hoa Binh Culture",
and two third prizes from the Hoa Binh Literature and Arts Association.
Bui Thi Trang, cultural officer of Phong Phu commune, said that
Noi has made great contributions to preserving and promoting the cultural
values of the Muong ethnic group in the commune in particular and Hoa Binh
province in general.
When the province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism collected
tangible and intangible cultural values in the area, Noi was one of the active
contributors and he provided the agency with valuable information.
His work helps people across the country understand more about the rich and
unique culture of the Muong ethnic group. Particularly, the Muong script of Hoa
Binh province is being taught and disseminated to units, agencies and schools
throughout the province.
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.
