After consolidating administrative boundaries, Lao Cai has become one of the localities with the richest cultural heritage treasure in the Northwest region, with 56 national intangible cultural heritages.
In highland schools in Lao Cai, Khen, Xoe, and Tinh lute, etc. are no longer strange echoes of festivals but have entered the rhythm of life in schools - resonating during flag salute hours, creeping into playgrounds, and spreading in libraries. The heritage becomes a daily breath; it is worn, played, embroidered, and told so that each class not only teaches letters but also keeps the rural soul.
On the evening of May 30, at the Tennis Court, the People's Committee of Sa Pa town held a ceremony to announce and receive the Certificate of ranking as a provincial-level scenic relic for Ngu Chi Son peak and a special art program "Sa Pa - the aspiration to rise".
On May 31, the first community reading library in Lao Cai city officially opened in the small park area of residential group 7, Nam Cuong ward. This is a project implemented by the Party Cell and mass organizations of Residential Group 7 to create a space for learning, entertainment and spreading reading culture in the community.
In the treasure trove of indigenous knowledge of the Red Dao people in Phin Ngan commune, Bat Xat district, for a long time, people have known how to use many types of forest plants to make valuable remedies to cure diseases. Once following the people into the forest to find medicinal plants, we understood more about the traditional medicine profession of the people here.
On December 20, 2024, the Government issued a Plan to develop Lao Cai into a center for connecting economic trade between Vietnam and ASEAN countries with the Southwest region of China. In which, Lao Cai city is the center of that connection journey. Looking back at the long history of this borderland, we can see that in historical periods, Lao Cai has always been a center, a connection and diffusion point.
The mountainous district of Bac Ha (Lao Cai) is known as the “white plateau” in the middle of the Northwest sky. Not only famous for its majestic landscape and unique H'Mong villages, this place is also known for Ban Pho corn wine - a unique product crystallized from rocky mountain corn, wild yeast and the talented hands of the indigenous people. Not simply a drink, corn wine is also a cultural symbol, a heritage of enduring folk knowledge passed down through many generations.
Two national intangible cultural heritages were recognized: the weaving craft of the Tay people in Nghia Do commune, Bao Yen district and the forest worship ritual of the Pa Di people in Muong Khuong district.
When mentioning Nghia Do commune (Bao Yen), not only local people but also many domestic and foreign tourists remember the image of traditional stilt houses of the Tay ethnic group in peaceful, green villages. Stilt houses and stilt house culture have become a characteristic of this land.
On the evening of April 30, Lao Cai City People's Committee solemnly organized a special art program with the theme "Celebrating the national festival", welcoming the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).
