(HBO) – Vu Duc Hieu, Director of the Muong Cultural Space Museum in Hoa Binh city, has won the 2020 Jeonju International Award for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH).
Muong Cultural Space Museum.
The awards, sponsored by the Republic of Korea’s Jeonju
city, aims to encourage model safeguarding practices of intangible cultural
heritage of all people worldwide.
Hieu has contributed to turning the museum into a place for not only preserving traditional cultures of
Muong ethnic minority group but also for visitors, especially students, to
learn about history.
According to the organiser, the activities of the Muong Cultural Space Museum under Hieu’s management, can
be viewed as a role model for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural
heritage of ethnic minority people, helping them promote their cultural
identity and establish a harmonious cultural diversity of each nation.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hieu and other winners will be honoured at an award ceremony
held virtually on Youtube on September 15./.
On November 6, the residential area, Nam Thai hamlet, Doan Ket commune (Yen Thuy) organized the Great National Solidarity Festival and celebrated the 94th anniversary of the traditional day of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18, 1930 - November 18, 2024). There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Tien Sinh, the Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission, and the leaders of the appropriate departments and branches of the province and Yen Thuy district.
The authorities and community in Yen Thuy district are dedicated to preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of ethnic groups in the locality. Yen Thuy is home to seven ethnic groups, with the Muong making up over 69% of the population.
A great national solidarity festival was held in Ngai hamlet, Thach Yen commune, Cao Phong district, on November 8. Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province Bui Van Khanh, and Colonel Trinh Duc Thiem, Commander of the provincial Military Command, attended the event.
A great national unity festival was held in Cau Son hamlet in Nhuan Trach commune of Luong Son district on November 10.
The organising board for the Hoa Binh Culture and Tourism Week 2024 has officially released its press statement.
The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province held a press conference on November 5 to announce the details of its upcoming 2024 Culture-Tourism Week.
