ĐBP - On December 12, Sín Thầu commune organized the 2025 Hà Nhì ethnic traditional New Year with a series of rich cultural and sports exchange activities.

ĐBP - In the context of integration and development, preserving and promoting the values of traditional rituals of ethnic communities are posed as urgent requirements to protect cultural identity and create a foundation for sustainable development. In Điện Biên province, with years of effort, traditional rituals of ethnic communities have gradually revived and been nurtured, promoting values associated with local socio-economic development.

ĐBP - At the heart of student life at the provincial Boarding High School for Ethnic Minorities, the newly established Photography and Fine Arts Club with 80 members has become a true “creative studio” where each young person finds opportunities to nurture their passion, develop aesthetic skills, and explore their individuality through unique perspectives.

ĐBP - Alongside investments in infrastructure and institutional reforms, Điện Biên province has rolled out a series of key initiatives aimed at raising the quality of its cultural workforce, considered the backbone of cultural development in the new era. Yet efforts to elevate and create real breakthroughs in the province’s cultural and artistic human resources still face many hurdles.

ĐBP - Folk games and traditional sports have long been part of everyday cultural life, closely tied to labor, production, and community customs, passed down from generation to generation. To preserve and promote ethnic cultural identity, Điện Biên province has been carrying out a range of activities to safeguard and develop these traditional practices.

ĐBP - The review of the “Cultural Family” title contributes to consolidating solidarity, improving people’s lives, and promoting sustainable development at the grassroots level.

ĐBP - On the morning of November 30, the Điện Biên provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with Điện Biên Phủ ward to organize a workshop on sustainable community tourism development in Phiêng Lơi village.

ĐBP - Búng Lao commune in Điện Biên province is the leading locality in the province with the model of agricultural development combined with eco-tourism.

ĐBP - The Hmong ethnic people possess many unique traditional cultural features that depict various aspects of life and have been preserved to this day. Among these, traditional costumes are the most characteristic, unique, and easily recognizable cultural trait of the Hmong people.

ĐBP - On the morning of November 27, in Mường Ảng commune, the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Điện Biên province, in coordination with the Party Committee, People’s Council, and People’s Committee of Mường Ảng commune, organized the groundbreaking of the Mường Ảng Spiritual Cultural Area project.

ĐBP - After being restored and renovated with a spacious and refined appearance, the Mường Luân ancient tower by the Mã River is gradually becoming a new, attractive destination on the tourism map of Mường Luân commune.

ĐBP - Enhancing the cultural and spiritual life of residents is a key task in building cohesive, culturally rich communities. With that goal, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Điện Biên province has implemented a wide range of grassroots - focused activities, contributing to the preservation and promotion of traditional cultural values and fostering a healthy, sustainable cultural environment in every village and neighborhood.

ĐBP - Exploiting the value of cultural heritage to achieve the goal of developing tourism into a key economic sector of the province. This is a goal that Điện Biên can fully achieve because the province possesses a rich and diverse system of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, along with the national historical relic complex of the Điện Biên Phủ battlefield.

ĐBP - Not only famous for the Điện Biên Phủ Victory of 1954, Điện Biên province also preserves a treasure trove of tangible, intangible cultural heritage, and majestic nature. In recent years, tourism has become an important bridge, helping to preserve and promote heritage values, while offering visitors opportunities to experience, maintain, and spread the unique cultural identities of the Fatherland’s Westernmost region.

ĐBP - In recent years, the movement to promote physical education and sports (PES) in schools across Điện Biên province has grown strongly. More than just a means of improving individual fitness, sports have become a cultural hallmark on school campuses, where teachers and students embrace a healthy, active lifestyle together.

ĐBP - In the race for comprehensive digital transformation, tourism is identified as one of the pioneering sectors. Điện Biên - with its significant advantage in cultural and historical heritage, especially the Điện Biên Phủ Battlefield Complex - is taking strategic steps to stay in line with this trend. It can be seen as a comprehensive effort, combining a “smart” strategy with the powerful emotional resonance that touches the community.

ĐBP - With the theme “Proud of tradition - Striding into the future,” the 2025 “Storytelling from Books” competition, held in late October, featured stories told with the innocence, clarity, and rich creativity of students, bringing to life the memories of the Điện Biên Phủ Victory and the heroic tradition of Điện Biên’s army and people. The competition contributed to educating, spreading tradition, and fostering patriotism in the young generation.

ĐBP - In recent times, many schools in the province have flexibly and vividly integrated local cultural, historical, and traditional values, customs, and practices into their teaching content. This helps students better understand their roots and national identity, contributing to fostering pride, and the awareness of preserving and promoting good traditional values. This allows culture to “live” in every lesson, to be preserved in daily actions and words, and to spread, becoming a beautiful feature of the school environment.

ĐBP - In recent times, along with historical tourism, Điện Biên province has promoted tourism development linked with nature conservation and indigenous culture. Many models of community tourism, eco-tourism, and agro-tourism in an environmentally friendly direction are being implemented, both attracting tourists and creating livelihoods for local people.

ĐBP - On the afternoon of November 5, Nậm Kè commune organized the traditional Cockscomb Flower Festival of the Cống ethnic group in Nậm Kè village.