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.
Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan, also head of the organisinig board of the
Culture-Tourism Week, at the press conference.
The week-long celebration, scheduled for
November 15-23 in Hoa Binh city, aims at popularising the locality’s potential,
strengths, landscapes, and cultural traits. A highlight will be a ceremony on
November 16 to receive certificates recognising Xom Trai (Trai hamlet) cave and
Vanh village stone cliff as special national archaeological sites.
It will feature a wide range of activities
including a fish worshipping ceremony, lantern floating on Da diver, an art
photo exhibition, a tourism guide contest, an ethnic costume performance
festival, an agricultural forum, the second Da river fish and shrimp festival,
and sport fishing competitions.
At a press conference, Standing Vice Chairman of
the provincial People’s Committee and head of the organising board Nguyen Van
Toan underscored the significance of the culture – tourism week and asked
competent sides to enhance coordination in the communications work for the
event.
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.
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