(HBO) – Cho Cave lies in the southwestern slope of Sang mountain in Hui hamlet, Cao Ram commune, Luong Son district – where a part of Hoa Binh culture inhabitants lived. In 1926, French archaeologist M.Coloni chose to unearth Cho cave relic site to study Hoa Binh culture.
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caption: Residents in Cao Ram commune, Luong Son district explore Cho Cave
relic site.
Cho Cave lies in a favourable location with a wide valley having fertile
land and lush greenery all year round in front of its gate. Thanks to proximity
to water sources, it is easy to go hunting, picking fruits, seeking seafood and
herbs. For this reason, primitive inhabitants lived in Cho Cave, which was
evidenced by thick cultural layers containing molluscous feed wastes and big
sets of stone tools. With more than 1,000 artifacts on display at the Vietnam
Museum of History, the Anthropology Museum, the Vietnam Institute of
Archaeology and the Hoa Binh Museum, scientists affirmed that Cho cave is an
important archaeological relic site with great values for studies and
exploration of a famous prehistoric culture: Hoa Binh Culture.
Taking us to the unearthed areas in Cho cave, Dinh Thi Nu, a culture
official in Cao Ram commune said there are stone artifacts typical of Hoa Binh
culture such as pebble stone tools and others of oval, almond and rectangular
shape. Animal vestiges found in the cave showed that hunting was then a major
job. The main cultural layer is thick snail molluscous and clam shells. With
abundant vestiges and thorough preservation, one could imagine how the life in
the cave came along thousands years ago when holding left-over vestiges.
From such evidence, scientists believed that Cho cave dated back to 10,000
years ago and was in the period of transition to the New Stone Age.
With great values of Cho Cave, Chairman of the Cao Ram communal People’s
Committee Hoang Van Thuong said local residents are proud of Cho cave relic
site. The commune built a road leading to the cave with guards on standby. The
local people regularly come to clean up the road and grow trees in front of the
cave’s gate to attract tourists. However, the number of tourists to the site is
limited, mostly pupils in Luong Son district. Several foreign delegations came
for archeological work./.
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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