ĐBP - The Thái ethnic group is one of the few in Vietnam that still preserves its own language and script. This language and writing system are not only used in daily communication but also reflect the cultural life, history, and customs formed and crystallized over generations.

ĐBP - In recent years, our province has paid attention to encouraging and supporting People’s Artisans and Distinguished Artisans, while preserving and promoting the values of cultural heritage. However, the implementation of policies for artisans and cultural heritage bearers still faces many difficulties and shortcomings that need to be addressed.

ĐBP - Leveraging its tourism potential, Điện Biên province has in recent years paid special attention to promotion and marketing, organizing a series of large-scale activities with regional and national reach. Yet to truly become the “heart of the Northwest” and an attractive tourism hub, Điện Biên needs not only policy direction from authorities but also active participation from businesses and local communities.

ĐBP - In recent times, the Điện Biên provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has focused on renovating, cleaning, and improving the environment at sites within the Điện Biên Phủ Battlefield Special National Relic. A pilot effort has been carried out at Hill D1 (home to the Điện Biên Phủ Victory Monument) and its surrounding pathways.

ĐBP - Điện Biên province, home to 19 ethnic groups each with its own distinct culture, places strong emphasis on preserving and promoting cultural identity, particularly within schools. This approach not only nurtures pride in heritage but also fosters responsibility among younger generations to safeguard and carry forward traditional values.

ĐBP - From September 19-21, Điện Biên hosted the 2025 Northwest Quintessence Festival - Điện Biên, an event featuring thousands of artisans, performers, students, and young people, leaving a profound impression on visitors. With pride and love for their homeland, every participant became a “special tourism ambassador,” helping to spread the cultural values of the Northwest and promote the image of a dynamic, friendly, and culturally rich Điện Biên to domestic and international friends.

ĐBP - The 2025 Northwest Quintessence Festival - Điện Biên has wrapped up, but the impressions and values it created continue to resonate. More than just a vibrant cultural showcase, the festival opened a new chapter of opportunities for tourism promotion, branding, and cooperation among provinces in the expanded Northwest alliance and Hồ Chí Minh City, especially for Điện Biên province.

ĐBP - Situated at the northwestern edge of the nation, Điện Biên province is renowned as the land that bears witness to heroic chapters of national history, while also embodying a vast cultural space where the unique identities of 19 ethnic groups converge and flourish.

ĐBP - The traditions, customs, and festivals of 19 ethnic groups have created a diverse and distinctive cultural identity for Điện Biên. Adding to this is a vast cultural heritage system with 22 national intangible cultural heritages, including the Then practice of the Tày, Nùng, and Thái people, as well as the Thái Xòe dance, both of which have been inscribed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

ĐBP - For generations, the khèn has been a cultural symbol of the Mông people. Its sound is regarded as the “voice of the mountains and forests,” present in festivals, spiritual life, and daily activities.

ĐBP - The rich treasury of traditional culture among ethnic communities in Điện Biên province has become a powerful spiritual resource for development. With continuous efforts to preserve, nurture, and promote, from customs and festivals to folk songs, dances, and traditional instruments, these cultural values are being revitalized, allowing the stream of heritage to flow endlessly.

ĐBP - On the evening of September 20, the Street Festival - one of the highlights of the 2025 Northwest Quintessence Festival - Điện Biên - took place along Võ Nguyên Giáp Street, stretching from the Victory Monument Ceremony Square to Vincom Trade Center.

ĐBP - Điện Biên is steadily asserting its unique position on the tourism map, not just as a land of historical significance, where the legendary “victory that echoed across five continents and shook the world” took place, but also as a region rich in majestic natural landscapes and the diverse cultural heritage of 19 ethnic groups. To transform its potential into real growth, Điện Biên has embraced a path of regional tourism cooperation, a crucial and inevitable approach in today’s era of integration and competition.

ĐBP - Along with language and writing, traditional costumes are a unique cultural feature of the Khơ Mú people. Their multi-colored outfits reflect the diligence, creativity, and meticulousness of Khơ Mú women in every stitch, helping to pass on to the next generation a sense of pride and respect for their cultural roots.

ĐBP - On the evening of September 19, at the provincial Stadium, Điện Biên province, together with Northwestern provinces and Hồ Chí Minh City, held the opening ceremony of the 2025 Northwest Quintessence Festival - Điện Biên.

ĐBP - In just a few days, Điện Biên will host the Northwest Essence - Điện Biên Festival 2025. This is not only a large-scale cultural and tourism event but also an opportunity to promote the image of Điện Biên to domestic and international visitors. These days, across the province, localities, units, and businesses are urgently and thoroughly preparing to welcome delegations of guests.

ĐBP - Each season, the mountain villages present a different beauty, rustic yet poetic. Building and developing community-based tourism by harnessing natural landscapes and indigenous culture has become a path toward sustainable economic growth in many upland villages. Huổi Nhả village, Mường Pồn commune is one such example.

ĐBP - Following the rollout of the two-tier local government model, many communes and wards across the area have swiftly moved to consolidate, maintain, and promote cultural and tourism products that had previously built strong reputations. These efforts are helping preserve the cultural identities of ethnic communities while driving socio-economic development and improving local livelihoods.

ĐBP - In the flow of integration and development, culture is defined as the spiritual foundation of society, both a goal and a driving force for sustainable growth. For Điện Biên - a land rich in identity, home to 19 ethnic groups - preserving and promoting cultural values is not only a historic responsibility but also an urgent requirement to drive socio-economic and tourism development.

ĐBP - Known not only as a “living museum” of national history and a captivating tourist destination, Điện Biên province has, in recent years, also risen as a dynamic sporting center in northern Việt Nam. By successfully hosting a series of national-level tournaments, the province has affirmed its new standing while creating opportunities for athletes nationwide to compete, train, and exchange experiences.