(HBO) – Hoa Binh hydropower plant has become a unmissable destination of any exploration boat trip along the Da River in Hoa Binh province. The plant is indelibly etched on tourists’ minds with powerful generation turbines, while a traditional house keeping a century letter sent to future generations, a President Ho Chi Minh statue and a memorial statue memorising Vietnamese and Russian experts who died during the plant construction give them a deep insight into historical values of the plant.
Hoa Binh hydropower plant is
part of the Da River tour
The granite statue of President Ho Chi Minh,
18 metre in height and
over 400 tonnes in weight, was placed on the top of Tuong Hill in the Hoa Binh
hydropower plant complex. It looks like Uncle Ho is watching local officials
and people making concerted efforts to build a prosperous Hoa Binh province.
From the statue, which is
128
metres above sea level, visitors can enjoy a picturesque
landscape of the giant hydropower plant, immense Hoa Binh reservoir, and afar
distant mountain ranges.
Paying tribute to the late President reminds visitors of a time in 1960 when
taking a boat trip on the Da River, President Ho Chi Minh said that the river
must be conquered to bring long-term benefits to people. And his wish came
true.
In the past decades, Hoa Binh hydropower plant has been consistently generating
power for the country’s renovation process.
To realise the Party and Government’s "electrification” orientation, tens of
thousands of officers, engineers and workers had made tireless efforts to race
against time to complete the construction of the plant. The region was once
teeming with emulation slogans and streaming national flags. It was crowded
with transporters bringing goods, rocks and building materials around the clock.
Trans-mountain tunnels, hundreds of metres in depth, were built on time. Million
tonnes of soils and stones were dug and gathered for blocking the river. Great
endeavors had been made and even blood was shed for the national electricity.
The eight-turbine Hoa Binh hydropower plant with total designed capacity of
1,920 MW became operational and connected with the national grid on December
20, 1994. The plant manifests the sacrifice and industriousness of officers and
experts from
Russia.
168 Russian officials, workers, and experts laid down their lives during the
construction of the plant, making it a symbol of great Vietnam-Russia
friendship relations.
Today,
officers and engineers from the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant Company are making constant
efforts to manage the plant and generate over 200 billion kWh of electricity for
the national grid, making contributions to the nation’s industrialisation and
modernisation./.
Le Chung
Through ups and downs, many unique cultural features of the Muong ethnic minority group are facing risks of falling into oblivion. However, with a strong determination, Lac Son district of Hoa Binh province has deployed synchronous solutions to preserve and promote the locality's cultural heritage values.
If Tan Lac is considered the core of the cradle of Muong culture in Hoa Binh, Phong Phu commune is the cultural centre of Muong culture in Tan Lac district. Luy Ai hamlet in Phong Phu commune is where customs and traditions of Muong Bi are preserved. Luy Ai hamlet was chosen to build a space to preserve Muong ethnic culture. The district is seeking support from the province and coordinating with relevant agencies to devise a plan on preservation of Muong cultural spaces associated with developing tourism products and improving the lives of local residents.
Nguyen Manh Tuan, a Muong ethnic man in Ba Hang Doi town, Lac Thuy district, is known as a young, dedicated, and outstanding artisan who has made significant contributions in collecting, restoring, and preserving national cultural values.
The Government Office with Document No. 2082/VPCP-KGVX, dated March 29, 2024, sent out the opinion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha regarding the submission of the "Mo Muong" and "Cheo art" dossiers to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In the evening of March 28th, in Hoa Binh, the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city to organize a mobile propaganda contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7th, 1954 - May 7th, 2024) with the theme "Returning to Dien Bien”. There ứa the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the representatives of the leaders from a number of departments, branches and numerous veterans and Hoa Binh people.
