(HBO) – Hoa Binh Culture – a Stone Age culture dating from 18,000 - 7,000 years ago, was discovered by Madeleine Colani - a French female archaeologist in 1926. In 1932, the first conference of Far Eastern pre-historicists meeting in Hanoi recognised the term "Hoa Binh Culture”, named by Colani, as a term to refer to an ancient culture that appeared and existed on territory of prehistoric Vietnam.
Tourists
learn about Hoa Binh Culture artifacts at the provincial Museum.
The Hoa Binh Culture spread throughout
Southeast Asia, but most found relics of the period are concentrated in Hoa
Binh province with over 80 out of 150 relic sites found in Vietnam. The
archaeological sites belonging to "Hoa Binh culture” are mainly located in
clusters of caves or rock shelters. They have been discovered in Trai hamlet’s
cave in Tan Lao district, Vanh hamlet’s rock shelter in Lac Son district, Cho
cave in Luong Son district, Dong Thot cave in Lac Thuy district and Muoi cave
in Tan Lac district.
Over the past years, the work of preserving
and promoting the value of Hoa Binh Culture has received attention from Party
Committees and authorities at all levels. Many archaeological relic sites of
Hoa Binh Culture in the province have been ranked at the national level.
In 2022, the provincial Department of
Culture, Sports and Tourism and the provincial Museum coordinated with the
Institute of Archaeology, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, and Centre
for Southeast Asian Prehistory to conduct archaeological excavations at
national relic sites: Vanh hamlet’s rock shelter and Trai hamlet cave. These
are two typical archaeological relics of Hoa Binh Cultural in the province in
particular and Vietnam in general.
With unique archaeological cultural values
of a world-famous Stone Age culture in Hoa Binh, local authorities are making
scientific documents asking for competent agencies’ recognition of the two
relic sites as special national historical relic sites.
Hoa Binh province has shown strong performance in family planning by effectively implementing directions and plans in the field, including Directive No. 12/CT-UBND issued by the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on August 4, 2021 on rolling out measures to maintain the policy of each couple having two children, which is stated in community rules and the regulations of agencies, organisations, and units across the province of Hoa Binh for the 2021 – 2025 period.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a hybrid conference on December 18 to review the culture, sport, and tourism sector’s performance in 2024 and launch key tasks for 2025. Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong and officials from local departments and sectors also took part in the event.
Hoa Binh’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on December 18, hosted a conference to present the outcomes of a research study on the traditional costumes of the Muong ethnic group.
Along with the activities of Project 6 - the national target programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for the 2021 – 2026 period, efforts to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities in Lac Son district have received additional momentum.
In the context of globalisation and deeper integration, preserving and promoting the national cultural identity is of utmost importance. Aware of their pioneering and proactive role on all fronts, over the years, the youth organisations at all levels in Hoa Binh province have implemented various concrete and practical activities to preserve and promote the cultural identities of ethnic groups in the locality.
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