Exciting 2nd Mass Art Festival of Lao Cai Province Border Communes, Wards and Towns in 2025
During 2 days (April 25-26), at Pha Long Primary School, Muong Khuong District, the 2025 Border Communes Mass Arts Festival with the theme "The Border is Homeland" took place enthusiastically, attracting the participation of hundreds of actors from border communes.
The Organizing Committee presented souvenir flags to 12 participating delegations.
The Festival Program was organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Provincial Border Guard Command and the People's Committee of Muong Khuong district.
Mr. Lai Vu Hiep, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Head of the Organizing Committee delivered the opening speech of the Festival.
This year's festival brought together more than 300 non-professional actors from 12 mass art troupes from 26 communes, wards and border towns in the districts of Muong Khuong, Bat Xat, Si Ma Cai, Bao Thang and Lao Cai city. Each troupe created an art program of 5 or more performances, lasting from 25 to 30 minutes, harmoniously using art forms: singing - dancing - music with content praising the Party, beloved Uncle Ho, the renovation of the homeland and country; the tradition of patriotism, the spirit of solidarity, the attachment of the border people and border soldiers.
Delegates and a large number of people attended the opening ceremony of the festival.
The festival was a particularly meaningful cultural event, contributing to the effective implementation of Plan No. 282 dated June 29, 2021 of the Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee on implementing the Project "Program of cultural and artistic activities serving remote, border, island and ethnic minority areas for the period 2021 - 2030" in Lao Cai province; celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification; creating conditions for cadres, soldiers, artisans, and mass art nuclei in border communes, wards and towns in the province to meet, exchange, share experiences, develop cultural and artistic movements and raise awareness and consciousness in promoting traditional cultural values associated with firmly protecting Vietnam's land border sovereignty.
The festival was also an opportunity for border communes to exchange culture, introduce traditional beauty through music and dance performances, display of traditional costumes, folk songs, historical stories, etc. Many art programs were elaborately staged, reflecting the vibrant life of ethnic minorities associated with the construction and protection of the Fatherland's border areas.
After 2 days of exciting competition, the Organizing Committee awarded the First Prize to the People's Art Troupe of Ban Phiet commune; 02 Second Prizes to the People's Art Troupe of Ta Ngai Cho, Pha Long communes and the People's Art Troupe of Lao Cai, Coc Leu, Duyen Hai wards; 03 Third Prizes to the troupes: People's Art Troupe of Nan San, San Chai communes, Si Ma Cai town; People's Art Troupe of Tung Chung Pho communes, Muong Khuong town and People's Art Troupe of Ban Vuoc, Ban Qua, Quang Kim communes, Bat Xat town. 06 troupes won Encouragement Prizes.
In addition, the Organizing Committee awarded 12 First Prizes, 12 Second Prizes, 12 Third Prizes to outstanding individuals and 12 Special Prizes.
Some images at the 2nd Mass Arts Festival of Lao Cai Province's border communes, wards and towns in 2025:
Choir performance to welcome the festival.
