The Son La provincial Department of Education and Training on February 25 organised an exam to select excellent high school students at the provincial level in the 2023-2024 school year at the Son La High School for the Gifted and the Chieng Sinh High School.

‘Khen be’, a type of panpipe, has been associated with the Thai ethnic people in Yen Chau district for a long time. It is used to make prelude music in most folk songs and in community cultural and artistic activities. Its melodious sound seems to invite friends and tourists from near and far to join the dance of great unity.

Chieng Cang commune in Song Ma district on February 22 held the 2024 “Cau mua’ festival to pray for bumper crops.

The rain praying festival of the White Thai people in Muong Sang commune, Moc Chau district was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritages announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on February 21.

An incense-offering festival was held at the temple dedicated to Hai Ba Trung ( Trung Sisters: Trung Trac and Trung Nhi) in Thong Nhat hamlet, Chieng Khuong commune, Song Ma district, on February 21.

Community cultural performances of ethnic groups have taken place within the framework of the Quynh Nhai Culture, Sports and Tourism Week 2024, attracting a large number of local people and tourists.

The Dao Tien ethnic people in Son La province have a long and unique culture expressed in rituals, traditional costumes, voice and script. In particular, the art of decorating patterns on Dao Tien ethnic people's costumes was recently included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, bringing pride to the locals. It is also great motivation to encourage them to continue to preserve and promote the good values of their culture.

Quynh Nhai district held an incense offering ceremony at its spiritual and cultural tourist site on February 17 morning.

The Khai ha (going down to the field) festival was held in Mo hamlet, Tan Lang commune, Phu Yen district on February 16, the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. This was the first time that Tan Lang had organised such festival at the communal level.

A flower trade fair is being held at Tay Bac (Northwest) Square, Son La city by the municipal People’s Committee to welcome the Year of the Dragon 2024.

A ceremony was held on January 23 in Quyet Thang ward, Son La city to inaugurate a historical and cultural mural painting on Son La province’s great unity.

The People's Committee of Van Ho commune, Van Ho district on January 20-21 coordinated with the Mong Van Ho Folk and Musical Instruments Club to organise a beauty and folk music and instruments contest in celebration of the traditional New Year Festival of the Mong ethnic group.

The traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) festival of the Mong ethnic people began from the first day of the 12th lunar month. These days, the Mong ethnic people in the highland district of Bac Yen celebrate the traditional Tet in a joyful and excited atmosphere with many bustling activities.

A work entitled “Tam vong xoe” by Tran Nguyen My from Song Ma district, Son La province has won A prize in a story and memoir writing contest on grassroots-level police officers.

An art programme was held at the Tay Bac (Northwest) Square in Son La city on December 31 evening to welcome the New Year 2024.

Son La province now has two people's artisans and 33 meritorious artisans who have made great contributions to preserving intangible culture of ethnic groups.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Son La province, in collaboration with the People’s Committee of Van Ho district, organised an event on December 22 evening to summarise the experimentation of a model of building a cultural life in the Mong ethnic group in Long Luong commune.

Yen Chau is a border district with 14 communes and one town. It has a population of over 82,000, with 80% being ethnic minorities. In recent years, Yen Chau district has always paid attention to preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values of ethnic groups in association with tourism development, contributing to improving cultural enjoyment and spiritual life and creating jobs and income for ethnic minorities.

Chieng Sang commune, Yen Chau district houses three ethnic groups: Thai, Kinh and Kho Mu.

Van Ho district currently has 300 grassroots-level art teams. Recently, the district People's Committee has directed specialised agencies to implement many solutions to build and support the teams.