Hoa Binh province has paid due attention to preserving and promoting the cultural values of the Muong ethnic minority group and the Hoa Binh Civilisation (Hoabinhian) – a valuable heritage of the country and the mankind.
At the exhibition on the Hoa Binh Civilisation.
Various documents were issued to direct the preservation and promotion of the values of the Hoa Binh Civilisation, while the state management over archaeological sites related to the culture has attained important achievements.
According to Director of the Hoa Binh Museum To Anh Tu, the province is now home to 87 relic sites having relations to the Hoa Binh Civilisation, ten of which was recognised as national relic sites, while many have become popular tourist sites like the stone roof of Vanh village in Lac Son district, and Cho cave in Luong Son district.
The values of the local heritages have been brought closer to the public, particularly researchers and students, from far and wide as the province has organised various mobile exhibitions in Hanoi, and Thai Nguyen and Hung Yen provinces.
Particularly, two seminars held in 2017 and 2022 to mark the 85th and 90th anniversaries of the world recognition of the Hoabinhian drew the participation of many domestic and international scientists, and cultural heritage managers, affirming the significance of the standout values of the archeological site in the locality to the study of the Hoabinhian in Vietnam and the world.
However, as the preservation work has faced formidable challenges, several Hoabinhian relic sites have been destroyed, while many have not received adequate investment to serve research and tourism purposes.
Dr. Nguyen Van Viet, Director of the Centre for Southeast Asian Prehistory, suggested the province pay due attention to training human resources to build a museum on the Hoa Binh Civilisation, and rank all of the uncovered relic sites.
Under a project to preserve and promote the values of the Muong ethnic culture, and the Hoabinhian for the 2023-2030 period, Hoa Binh is focusing on building planning schemes for outstanding Hoabinhian relic sites, including the renovation of the national special relic site of Trai hamlet cave and stone roof of Vanh village, and promoting scientific research for, and restoration of Hoabinhian relic sites with the support of domestic and international specialists.
As part of Project 6 under the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2024, Lạc Sơn District, Hoa Binh province focuses on diverse and practical activities to promote the project's goal: "Preserving and promoting the beautiful traditional cultural values of ethnic groups in conjunction with tourism development."
After 3 years of implementing Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU, dated October 11, 2021 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of Hoa Binh province's ethnic groups in the period of 2021 – 2025 with the orientation to 2030 (NQ04), it has mobilized the participation of the entire political system, the people from all walks of life and there have been positive changes. So far, out of the 10 targets of NQ04, 3 targets have been met and exceeded the plan set for 2025. Typically, 70% of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of ethnic groups in the province is on the list of the national ICH items and they have been protected and restored, exceeding 20% of the proposed Resolution.
Great National Unity Day has been recently celebrated in Duong hamlet, Vay Nua commune, Da Bac district, in an atmosphere of warmth and community spirit. The event highlighted national identity and strengthened the bond of solidarity among residents.
On November 28, the People's Committee of Cao Phong district organized the Cultural and Sports Festival of Cao Phong district's ethnic groups in 2024.
