During the two days of December 2 - 3, in Van Son commune, the People's Committee of Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province held the Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival in highland communes of Tan Lac district.
Competing stick pushing at the festival.
The display booth introduces agricultural products of highland communes.
With a scale of over 30 booths, the festival introduced agricultural products and OCOP products of cooperatives; display, promote, connect and consume products in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 3 highland communes Quyet Chien, Van Son, Ngo Luong in Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province.
During the festival, a large number of people and tourists participated in a lot of attractive activities such as: watching special musical performances; visiting the cultural space of the Muong ethnic group; enjoy culinary dishes; experiencing folk games; volleyball competitions and folk games; Muong ethnic costume performances, duet singing competitions, ethnic musical instrument performances, culinary competitions and visiting beautiful rattan hunting spots and other exciting activities.
Hoa Binh province’s rich natural and cultural resources position it as a prime location for developing community-based tourism (CBT). In recent years, support from central and provincial policies, as well as assistance from non-governmental organisations, have encouraged local ethnic minority and mountainous communities to actively engage in the sector.
Van Son Commune, Tan Lạc district, Hoa Binh province also known as "Cloud Valley," boasts a cool climate, stunning natural landscapes, and majestic scenery. Visitors who have been to this place should make a stop at Chien Hamlet to experience a lot of fascinating things and feel the friendly, warmth of the Muong ethnic people.
Thanks to the effective exploitation of natural landscape and the cultural diversity of ethnic minorities, Hoa Binh province has become an attractive destination for tourists seeking experiences and exploration.
The Department of Cultural Heritage has just coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province to organize a training on implementing the model of the cultural heritage connected in the cultural tourism journey in Cao Phong and Lac Son districts.
The Sung village in Cao Son commune, Da Bac district, is endowed with pristine natural landscape, and Dao Tien ethnic minority community in the village preserves rich cultural heritage, including traditional housing, clothing, language, scripts, customs, and daily life practices. Since the community-based tourism model was introduced in the locality, these traditional cultural values have been further preserved and promoted.
