(HBO) - On March 15, the People's Committee of Kim Boi District held a ceremony to receive the certificate of ranking the historical - cultural relic at the provincial level of Ne Temple in Xuan Thuy commune. This is one of the eight monuments that have been ranked out of a total of 29 historical and cultural relics of the district that have been inventoried.
The leaders from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism were
awarding the certificate of ranking the historical - cultural relic at the
provincial level of Ne Temple in Xuan Thuy commune (Kim Boi) to the Party
Committee and the local authorities.
Ne temple is located in Bo Ne
hamlet, Xuan Thuy commune. This is a temple with a long history of formation
and development. Over the time, the old temple no longer exited. With the
efforts of the local government and people, in 2015, the temple was restored as
it is today. Along with that, the fesstival of Ne temple has been restored,
demonstrating the cultural values of Muong ethnic group in Kim Boi district.
Ne Temple is the place to worship
Son Than Princess (the nickname was Quach Thi Gioi, also known as Ba Chua Doi
Ne). She was the third daughter of King Quach Nhan Tho - the 13th generation of
Le dynasty. At present, Ne Temple still preserves 2 ordinations (the original)
and 1 copy of Ngoc Pha "Ha Bi xa Liet Vi Than Tich”. Every year, on the 7th day
of the first lunar month, a lot of the local people come to Ne temple to
worship with the respect, gratitude and prayer to wish for a peaceful and
prosperous new year. This is also an opportunity to educate the next
generations to always remember the merits of Ba Chua Doi Ne.
At the ceremony to receive the
certificate of ranking the historical - cultural relic of Ne Temple at the
provincial level, the leaders from Kim Boi District People's Committee
affirmed: This is an important and meaningful cultural event, creating a great
source of encouragement for the officials and the people of all ethnic groups
in the district in general and Xuan Thuy commune in particular. Ne Temple relic
is located in the system of relics and scenic spots of Kim Boi district, having
many favorable conditions for tourism development. In the future, Ne temple
relic will combine with the other relics in the district to create the routes
for the spiritual - ecological - archaeological - village tourism. Ne Temple
will be the spiritual destination of many tourists from every part of the
country, creating more resources for the local socio-economic development.
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.
Hoa Binh Pedagogical College has just held the closing ceremony of the training class and issued the certificate of the language of Muong ethnic people to the oficials, civil servants and public employees of courses I and II in 2023.
Hoa Binh is an ancient land home to limestone mountains running along the southeast direction and in parallel with Truong Son Mountain Range in the West, forming many basins and valleys with a rich diversity of fauna and flora. Humans came to reside here in the pre-historic period, creating the world-famous Hoa Binh Civilisation.
The Dao ethnic minority group in Hoa Binh province has preserved many unique cultural identities, especially rituals and belief. In particular, Nhay (dance) festival is the most important ritual with a long history, vividly reflecting the religious life of the local Dao people.