6 special activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of National Day September 2 at the Presidential Palace Relic Site

The series of activities aims to commemorate and pay tribute to the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh and generations of fathers and brothers who fought for the cause of peacekeeping, honoring the noble values of peace and independence.

On August 15, the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace held the opening ceremony of a series of activities celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, September 2.

The event was organized by the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace in coordination with the Dien Bien Provincial Relic Management Board, Nguyen Chi Thanh Museum, National Archives Center I with the support of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department (Ministry of National Defense), the Ministry of Public Security's Standing Office on United Nations Peacekeeping, the People's Army Publishing House, Sun Group Corporation and the Group's partners, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025), the 80th anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025), the 80th anniversary of the People's Public Security's Traditional Day (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025) and the 80th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh naming General Nguyen Chi Thanh (August 17, 1945 - August 17, 2025).

The series of activities includes 6 events: Exhibition “Vietnam-Ho Chi Minh - Milestones of national history;” thematic exhibition “Journey for peace;” exhibition “Continuing the story of peace;” launching the books “President Ho Chi Minh and General Nguyen Chi Thanh,” “The Governor-General of Indochina in the past and the Presidential Palace today;” launching the AR technology experience associated with the real world - connecting history and modernity through spatial computing technology.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong emphasized that the August Revolution was the pinnacle of indomitable will and national solidarity, demonstrating the height of national intelligence and the strength of the times.

The birth of the People's Democratic State in Vietnam was a great turning point not only in the history of Vietnam but also in the history of the liberation struggle of oppressed peoples against colonialism and imperialism in the world.

Visitors to the exhibition “Journey for Peace”. (Photo: Phuong Lan/VNA)

With that meaning, the series of activities of the Presidential Palace Relic Site in coordination with relevant agencies and units to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day September 2, the 80th anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day, the 80th anniversary of the People's Public Security's Traditional Day and the 80th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh giving the name "Nguyen Chi Thanh" to comrade Nguyen Vinh have contributed to strongly spreading the spirit of patriotism, national pride, self-reliance and the aspiration for power from the era of independence, freedom and happiness to the new era.

Deputy Minister Hoang Dao Cuong highly appreciated the efforts of the Presidential Palace Relic Site team in researching and selecting unique topics for thematic displays, exhibitions, scientific research and publishing, and affirmed that the strength of the Presidential Palace Relic Site team is the thinking of connection, association, organizing events into a logical flow, creating unique and distinctive highlights.

The work of preserving and promoting the value of Uncle Ho's heritage at the Presidential Palace is quiet, but its social value and humanistic significance are immense, worthy of respect and pride, not only within the country but also extended to many international friends.

Director of the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace Le Thi Phuong said the series of book launch and thematic exhibition activities includes 6 activities.

In particular, the series of activities with the central exhibition jointly implemented by the Presidential Palace Relic Site and the Dien Bien Provincial Relic Management Board, entitled "Vietnam-Ho Chi Minh - Milestones of National History", aims to affirm the great stature and great historical value of the August Revolution and the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) in the history of the struggle to build and defend the country under the glorious flag of the Party, headed by President Ho Chi Minh, thereby strengthening the belief in the hundred-year-old turning-point decisions to bring the country into a new era.

Visitors to the exhibition “Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - Milestones of national history”. (Photo: Phuong Lan/VNA)

At the same time, the series of activities is a collection of many meaningful research results for the first time. That is, for the first time, the Presidential Palace Relic Site organizes a thematic exhibition and exhibition with the content "Journey for Peace", "Continuing the story of peace." The parallel exhibition and exhibition aim to honor the contributions of President Ho Chi Minh and General Nguyen Chi Thanh in the cause of fighting for national independence, contributing to the common struggle for peace, independence, democracy and social progress; at the same time, recognizing Vietnam's proactive role in the current world peacekeeping effort, actively contributing to spreading the image of a peace-loving nation, always aiming for the core humanistic values of humanity.

For the first time, the Presidential Palace Relic Site cooperated with the Nguyen Chi Thanh Museum to compile, publish and launch a book about "President Ho Chi Minh and General Nguyen Chi Thanh."

The book is a tribute from the General's family, especially Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh - who has painstakingly collected documents at home and abroad to fulfill his wish to honor President Ho Chi Minh and his father - General Nguyen Chi Thanh, an excellent student of Uncle Ho, a loyal and exemplary communist soldier, a talented and resourceful general.

This is also the first time that the Presidential Palace Relic Site has coordinated with the National Archives Center I to compile, publish and launch a special research book on "The Governor-General's Palace of Indochina in the past and the Presidential Palace today" from a comparative perspective, analyzing the transformation from the old power space - the Governor-General's Palace of Indochina into the workplace and residence of President Ho Chi Minh.

At this event, Sun Group Corporation continued to deploy digital solutions for the Presidential Palace Relic Site, in which it collaborated with Viettel High Tech to launch the first AR technology experience connected to the real world at the Presidential Palace Relic Site, promising to bring a closer, more intuitive and deeper approach to the nation's history - a practical step in the journey of connecting the past and the future with the power of technology.

According to the Organizing Committee, the series of activities aims to commemorate and pay tribute to the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh and generations of fathers and brothers who fought for the cause of peacekeeping, honoring the noble values of peace, independence, solidarity and friendship among nations - great ideas that made up the stature of the Vietnamese nation in the 20th century and continue to light the way in today's era./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

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