(HBO) – Building civilised families is among the tasks of a campaign entitled "All people join hands to build civilised lives”. The implementation of the task has been strengthened in Phong Phu commune (Tan Lac district) over the recent years and, as a result, 86.9 percent of the households received the title of civilised families in 2018.

Cultural staff of Phong Phu commune (Tan Lac district)
disseminate criteria of civilised families to local people.
Since the launch of the
campaign "All people join hands to build civilised lives”, the Party Committee
and the People’s Committee of the commune formed a steering board and devised
its regulations. The campaign has been disseminated to all local residents.
Each year, the local
households are informed of the assessment for civilised families in an open,
fair, and rule-based manner.
The steering board is expected
to answer people’s expectation and promptly address difficulties during the
campaign.
The building of civilised
families has proved effective in enhancing power of the national unity in the socio-economic
development. Notably, the movement on hunger eradication and poverty reduction
recorded high efficiency, with the rate of poor households brought down to 5.6
percent in 2018.
With the due attention of
the Party Committee and authorities in the steering and communication work
towards the building of civilised families, in the 2016-2018 period, Phong Phu
commune saw 770 households winning the title for three consecutive years. Of
the number, 55 families were honoured with prizes and eight out of the nine
residential areas recognised as civilised villages.
The development of the
civilised families building has given a facelift to Phong Phu commune’s rural
areas, and material and spiritual lives of the local people were improved. The
annual per capita income in the commune hit 34.2 million VND. Local people
comply with guideline, policies and regulations of the Party and State, while
cultural traits of Muong ethnic minority were conserved and bolstered in the modern
context./.
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.