(HBO) - Vo Market happens twice a week, with the Sunday session being the busiest. The market offers all kinds of things, from clothing, footwear to necessary items and agricultural tools. It particularly still preserves many features of a traditional wet market.
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A Muong ethnic minority man
sells traditional products of his people at Vo Market.
Located in Vo Street, Nhan Nghia
Commune, Hoa Binh’s Lac Son District, Vo Market has been popular for many
generations as a marketplace for not only local people but also those from
neighbouring communes, such as Van Nghia, My Thanh, Tuan Dao, Tan Lap, Mien Doi
and Quy Hoa.
It is a very bustling and crowding
market where people come for not only selling and buying but also chitchatting
weekly.
Though many new markets, such as Chieng
Market (Tan Lap) and Sao Market (Tuan Dao) have been established in nearby
communes as part of the local new-style rural building campaign, Vo Market
remains the busiest and most crowded one thanks to its long history.
Displayed at the market are various
traditional farm produces, including Ri chicken, eggs, wild-caught shrimps and
freshwater crabs, bamboo shoots among others.
There are also a wide range of hand-made
cultural products of Muong ethnic minority people, from gongs, to traditional
clothing, brocade items, offering a unique experience for first-time visitors.
Vo Market is held from early morning to
noon./.
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.
In responding to the movement of "All people stay united to build cultural lifestyle”, over the years, Kim Boi district has conducted many practical and effective activities to promote solidarity and mutual support among the local community in sustainable poverty reduction and building cultural lifestyle and a healthy cultural environment, and maintaining national cultural identity.
