From 2020 to 2024, the system of cultural and sports institutions across Hoa Binh province has seen steady investment and improvement. With increasingly diverse forms of operation, these facilities have played a significant role in enriching spiritual life and fostering a healthy cultural environment in the locality.
The Muong Cultural Heritage Museum in Thai Binh ward, Hoa Binh city, has contributed significantly to preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group.
These days in Hoa Binh City, the skies are clear, and the breeze is cool. On the Da River, hundreds of flower lanterns drift gently, carrying the wishes, gratitude, and blessings of the Muong people to the river that has been intertwined with their lives for generations.
Preparations for the 2025 Fish Praying and Flower Lantern Releasing Festival on the Da River have been in full swing since mid-June. From Hoa Binh Bridge to Da Giang Walking Street, the area has been adorned with vibrant festival flags and banners. More than just a spiritual and cultural event, the festival symbolizes a new beginning for the riverside city in transformation.
With an increasingly vibrant and widespread emulation movement aimed at building cultured residential areas and cultured families, Yen Thuy District has been making steady progress toward improving both the material and spiritual well-being of its people, while fostering a civilized, prosperous, beautiful, and progressive community.
Once lacking recreational spaces and community facilities, Residential Group 2 in Quynh Lam Ward (Hoa Binh City) has recently received attention for the construction of a new, spacious, and fully equipped cultural house. The project followed the model of state support combined with public contributions in both labor and funding.
The "All people unite to build cultural life" movement, which has been effectively integrated with Kim Boi district’s socio-economic development goals, is fostering a lively spirit of emulation across local residential areas, hamlets, villages, public agencies, and enterprises. In addition, through the initiative, traditional cultural values are being preserved and promoted, while community solidarity and mutual support in poverty reduction and economic development are being strengthened.
A working delegation of the Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee led by its Permanent Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Toan on June 11 inspected the progress of a project to build the Mo Muong Cultural Heritage Conservation Space linked to tourism services in Hop Phong commune, Cao Phong district.
Born and growing in the heroic land of Muong Dong, Dinh Thi Kieu Dung, a resident in Bo town of Kim Boi district, in her childhood was nurtured by the sweet lullabies of her grandmother and mother. These melodies deeply imprinted on her soul, becoming an inseparable part of her love for her ethnic group's culture. For over 20 years, this love for her hometown has driven Dung to research, collect, and pass down the cultural values of the Muong people to future generations.
In the final days of May, the Ethnic Art Troupe of Hoa Binh Province organized performances to serve the people in remote, mountainous, and particularly disadvantaged areas within the province. These were not just ordinary artistic shows, but they were the meaningful journeys aimed at spreading cultural values, enhancing the spiritual life of the people and contributing to the preservation of ethnic minority cultural identities.
Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province, is widely regarded as the cultural heartland of the Muong ethnic group. Among its many traditional communities, Luy Ai hamlet (formerly Ai hamlet) stands out as a rare location where the customs and way of life of the Muong Bi people remain largely intact.
The Truong Kha temple festival, a distinctive cultural event held every three years in Vu Ban township, Lac Son district, returned recently with vibrant rituals and folk traditions of the Muong people. Located next to the Buoi River in the Muong Trao fields, the Truong Kha Temple is dedicated to the three Kun Dol deities, revered for teaching farming techniques, irrigation, weaving, and protecting the harvest.
The demand for spaces serving community activities of residents in various areas across Hoa Binh city has been satisfied as local cultural houses now feature modern, spacious facilities thanks to the effective implementation of Resolution No. 49/NQ-HDND issued on December 28, 2021 by the city People's Council, which approved the plan for reorganising, converting, and allocating land for the construction, repair, and expansion of cultural houses in Hoa Binh’s villages and residential areas until 2025.
At the end of May, the Hoa Binh Provincial Ethnic Arts Troupe organized a series of performances for residents in Region 2 and Region 3 communes across the province. Bringing art to ethnic communities in remote, isolated, and especially disadvantaged areas has become a meaningful activity. These are not merely artistic performances but also journeys to disseminate cultural values, enrich spiritual life, and contribute to preserving the cultural identity of ethnic minorities.
In recent years, alongside the development of a tourism-oriented economy, the traditional brocade weaving craft of the Mong people in Pa Co Commune, Mai Chau district has been gradually preserved and promoted. It has become a unique indigenous cultural feature, contributing to improving the livelihoods of the ethnic minority community.
Hop Tien commune, Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh province is home to nearly 1,260 households with a population of over 5,700 people, 98% of whom are of the Muong ethnic group. Besides economic development, the commune places special emphasis on preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the Muong people.
Nestled in the pristine landscapes of Cao Son commune, Da Bac district, Sung hamlet has become a community-based tourism destination known not only for its natural beauty but also for its centuries-old traditional craft - the making of do (poonah) paper by the Dao Tien ethnic group. More than just a utilitarian product, do paper serves as a vital cultural symbol of the community.
In an era of strong global integration and technological advancement, the young generation in Hoa Binh province is emerging as a crucial force in preserving and promoting the cultural identity of Vietnam.
The policy of merging provincial administrative units is being actively implemented with the aim of streamlining the state apparatus and improving management efficiency. Voters and locals of Hoa Binh province have shown strong support for this reform. However, alongside this support, many residents remain concerned about the potential loss of distinctive cultural values, particularly the Muong ethnic culture – the very foundation of Hoa Binh’s unique identity.
Residents of Muong Co village in My Thanh commune, Lac Son district have been delighted to learn that the ancient rock carvings at the local Co stream were officially designated a provincial-level archaeological site.
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.
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