Bui Van Cuong, a local from Bo town of Hoa Binh’s Kim Boi district, has made his first visit to Chai village, Vong La commune of Hanoi’s outskirt Dong Anh district where late Party General Secretary Truong Chinh drafted the "Outline of Vietnamese Culture”, the first platform on culture 81 years ago. For Vietnamese culture lovers like Cuong, the historical relic site is a must-visit place.
Cuong held that the platform helped unlock the sources of national culture in
the context of accelerating anti-imperialist and anti-feudalist movements
towards the August Revolution in 1945.
It showed the strategic vision and mindset of the Party on the significant role
of culture in the country’s revolution, contributing to shaping and promoting
the Vietnamese culture in the Ho Chi Minh era, affirming that the Party’s
leadership over culture is a political necessity and an objective need, said Cuong.
Introduced in 1943, the "Outline of Vietnamese Culture” defined three movement
principles in culture: nationalisation, popularisation, and scientification.
These are still seen as fundamental principles guiding the development of the
Vietnamese culture.
The spirit of the document was associated to the Resolution of the fifth
plenary session of the 8th Party Central Committee and the Resolution of the
ninth session of the 11th Party Central Committee, which are important
documents released by the Party on the development of the Vietnamese culture in
the new period.
Particularly, after the 13th National Party Central Committee and the national
conference on culture in 2021, Party Committees and administrations at all
levels have determined to implement tasks in cultural development.
Hoa Binh, a Muong region with rich cultural values, has made efforts with high
political determination to implement the "Outline of Vietnamese Culture”,
focusing on strengthening communications and popularisation of Party and
State’s policies and laws regarding cultural heritage. The province has
encouraged people from ethnic minority groups in the locality in general and
the Muong community in particular to maintain their good cultural traditions
and eliminate outdated customs and superstitions. It has educated the local
communities on legal regulations on cultural heritage, festivals, beliefs, and
religions, thus enhancing public awareness of protecting and promoting cultural
heritage and cultural values of the nation and their ethnic groups.
According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the
locality’s outstanding activities in maintaining the national cultural identity
included the implementation of projects to collect, research, and translate Mo
Muong verses, and the listing of local cultural heritages such as Gong and Khai
ha festivals.
Particularly, Hoa Binh has completed the building of the Muong language script,
which was approved by the provincial People’s Committee, serving the teaching
of the language in the province in the 2018-2025 period.
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.
