Ho Chi Minh Museum in collaboration with Hai Phong Museum and Library organized the exhibition "Remembering Uncle Ho's words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up"

Panorama of the Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Some performances at the Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition. Photo: BTHCM

Some performances at the Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition. Photo: BTHCM

Delegates attending the opening of the Exhibition. Photo: BTHCM

Attending the opening ceremony of the Exhibition, on the guest side were: Comrade Pham Dinh Phong, Deputy Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Comrade Hoang Minh Cuong, Member of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hai Phong City, Comrade Tran Thi Hoang Mai, Member of the City Party Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Information and Tourism of Hai Phong City, Comrade Dao Van Hoan, Deputy Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of Hai Phong City Party Committee; Comrade Bui Thi Nguyet Nga, Director of Hai Phong Museum and Library; representatives of departments, branches and sectors of Hai Phong City, representatives of leaders of museums: Hai Duong Museum, Quang Ninh Museum, Ha Nam Museum, Military Region 3 Museum, representatives of leaders of functional departments and public service units under the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hai Phong City... On the side of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, there were Dr. Vu Manh Ha, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, comrades in the Board of Directors, officials in charge of departments and officials and employees under the Museum. Attending and reporting on the event were reporters from news agencies, newspapers, radio and television of the Central Government and Hai Phong City.

Comrade Tran Thi Hoang Mai, Member of the City Party Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Information and Tourism of Hai Phong delivered a welcome speech at the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Remembering Uncle Ho's words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up." Photo: BTHCM

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, comrade Tran Thi Hoang Mai, member of the City Party Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Information and Tourism of Hai Phong expressed: “During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh always paid special attention and affection to Hai Phong city. From a very early age, he highly appreciated the importance of Hai Phong as a “major port of Bac Ky”, an important traffic hub on the international maritime route and an industrial center of the North and the whole country. Later, President Ho Chi Minh's attention to the Port City was most clearly demonstrated through nine visits to the Party Committee, army and people of the city. 70 years ago, on May 13, 1955, in the joy and emotion of thousands of people in the city, Hai Phong - the last locality in the North to be completely liberated. After 70 years of construction and development since the liberation, Hai Phong today has grown strongly, from an industrial city and seaport Traditionally, Hai Phong has risen to become one of the major economic centers of Vietnam, a key growth pole in the Northern region. Within the framework of the Red Flamboyant Festival - Hai Phong 2025, with the exhibition "Remembering Uncle Ho's words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up" through documents, images, and historical artifacts that are elaborately displayed, the topic will bring us back to the heroic milestones in the journey of fighting, protecting, building and developing of the Party Committee, army and people of the city. Those glorious achievements demonstrate the memory of Uncle Ho's words by generations of cadres and people of the city; at the same time, spreading pride, fostering patriotism, and arousing the desire to contribute in every Hai Phong citizen today and tomorrow."

Dr. Vu Manh Ha, Director of Ho Chi Minh Museum, delivered the opening speech of the exhibition "Remembering Uncle Ho's words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up". Photo: BTHCM

Speaking at the opening of the Exhibition, Dr. Vu Manh Ha, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, said: “Hai Phong is an important port city, the main international trade gateway to the sea of ​​Northern Vietnam; holding an important strategic position in terms of economy, society, defense and security of the North and the whole country. During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh highly appreciated the importance of Hai Phong as the “Great Port of Bac Ky”. He visited, worked, directed and encouraged the Party Committee, government, army and people of Hai Phong 9 times. These are extremely valuable legacies, a guideline for generations of cadres, party members, army and people of the heroic port city to study and follow Uncle Ho's teachings so that Hai Phong becomes a model city of the whole country. With the desire to help the public of Hai Phong in particular, domestic and international visitors in general, on this occasion, come to the Red Flamboyant Festival 2025 to better understand the historical stages, the development in the construction, integration and current development of the city. In the heroic port city, Ho Chi Minh Museum in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hai Phong organized the thematic exhibition "Remembering Uncle Ho's words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up". The exhibition helps the public understand more about the history of fighting, building and developing Hai Phong city, about the concern of Uncle Ho and the leaders of the Party and State for Hai Phong. Thereby contributing to arousing the pride of the army and people of the port city, especially the young generation of Hai Phong, continuing to strive to achieve the city's development goals in the new era of development - the era of rising up of the nation".

Delegates cut the ribbon to open the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Delegates cut the ribbon to open the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

With nearly 400 photos, documents and valuable artifacts related to President Ho Chi Minh and Hai Phong city, the exhibition includes 3 parts:

Part I: Using our strength to liberate ourselves (1888 -1955)

In order to effectively serve the colonial exploitation policy and enrich the mother country, the French colonialists accelerated the urbanization rate and promoted capital investment to build Hai Phong into an important seaport city, a major industrial, commercial and service center of the North. Hai Phong became a large residential area, attracting a large labor force from all over the country, becoming one of the cradles of the working class.

From very early on, Nguyen Ai Quoc highly appreciated the importance of Hai Phong as the “Great Port of Bac Ky”, an important traffic hub on the international maritime route and an industrial center of the whole country. He chose Hai Phong as the bridgehead to spread Marxism-Leninism and progressive ideas to Vietnam. Under the colonial rule, the people of Hai Phong rose up to fight for their own liberation and their homeland. Hai Phong played an important role in the process of mobilizing the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Since the Party took leadership, the people of Hai Phong have persistently fought, seized the opportunity to rise up and revolt to seize power and liberate their homeland. During the 9-year long resistance war against French colonialism, Hai Phong was the first locality in the North to rise up against French colonialism. On May 13, 1955, one year after the Geneva Agreement was signed, Hai Phong - the last city in the North was liberated.

Delegates visit the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Delegates visit the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Part II: Hai Phong - The City of Courage and Victory (1955 - 1975)

After 20 years of resistance war against the American imperialists (1955 - 1975), the Party Committee, army and people of the city continued to promote the tradition of loyalty and determination to win and successfully completed two strategic tasks: defeating the American invaders and building socialism, making an important contribution to the liberation of the South and national reunification.

After the liberation, in 10 years (1955 - 1965), while actively building and developing the economy, Hai Phong enthusiastically competed in labor and production, becoming the homeland of the "Song Duyen Hai" emulation movement in industrial production, the small Ca A stone group became the "leading bird" of the movement to build socialist labor teams... Hai Phong was always ready to support the South, forming a sisterhood with Da Nang - Go Cong, with the spirit of "Each person works as two, for the beloved South", being the cradle that nurtured students - children of Southern cadres who gathered in the North to study.

During the 10-year journey from 1965 to 1975, following his teachings “Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom”, the Party Committee, army and people of Hai Phong united in "fighting well, producing well", wholeheartedly devoting human and material resources to support the great frontline in the South, ensuring "not a pound of rice is missing, not a soldier is missing". The army and people of Hai Phong broke the blockade of the seaport with mines, ensuring the safety of the waterways for aid shipments to safely arrive at the port. With the competitive spirit of "Steady hand with hammer, steady hand with gun", the people of the city enthusiastically worked in production and protected their homeland. Hai Phong was also the starting point of the "unnumbered" ships that made up the legendary Ho Chi Minh trail at sea...

Delegates visit the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Part III: Hai Phong - Reaching for heights (1975 - 2025)

Since the country's reunification, the Party Committee, army and people of the city have promoted a spirit of dynamism and creativity, achieving proud achievements: Being the homeland of the agricultural product contracting mechanism; making breakthroughs in production and business; achieving many results in land reclamation, sea encroachment, urban planning and management...

After nearly 40 years of implementing the renovation policy, Hai Phong today is developing at an unprecedented speed with a new look and new momentum. Hai Phong is developing strongly with the breakthrough of many economic and social sectors, regional transport infrastructure projects, international ports and high-tech industrial parks, the city's people's lives are increasingly improved, national security and defense are maintained. It is the first and only locality in the country to achieve double-digit growth for 10 consecutive years, continuing to be in the top of the country in economic development. The fields of education and training, health care, health care, culture, arts, sports, science and technology, and social security are receiving great investment attention, with many outstanding mechanisms and policies, improving people's lives. Hai Phong is reaching and will reach new heights, worthy of being the most dynamic economic development center of the region, worthy of becoming "a model city in the country" as wished by beloved Uncle Ho.

Delegates visit the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Delegates visit the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Each document, image and artifact introduced to the public at the Exhibition demonstrates President Ho Chi Minh's concern and direction for Hai Phong; the history of fighting, building and developing of the Party Committee, army and people of the city, which is a historical journey full of hardships, challenges but also extremely glorious of Hai Phong city, in which the Party Committee and people of Hai Phong city always remember, absorb and follow the instructions of President Ho Chi Minh in each historical period.

Some valuable documents and artifacts at the Exhibition. Photo: BTHCM

Some valuable artifacts at the Exhibition. Photo: BTHCM

Some valuable artifacts at the Exhibition. Photo: BTHCM

Seals of French colonial authorities in Hai Phong. Photo: BTHCM

Wreckage of A7A aircraft, the 3,800th aircraft shot down by Hai Phong soldiers and civilians in the northern sky at Gia Duoc, Minh Duc, Thuy Nguyen, August 6, 1972. Photo: BTHCM

Some documents on display at the Exhibition. Photo: BTHCM

The thematic exhibition is a typical, meaningful, unique and attractive cultural activity in the series of activities serving the 70th Anniversary of Hai Phong Liberation Day (May 13, 1955 - May 13, 2025) and welcoming the Red Flamboyant Festival - Hai Phong 2025. The exhibition highlights the special affection and attention of President Ho Chi Minh for Hai Phong city as well as the journey of building, protecting and developing the city, especially emphasizing and highlighting the historical turning points, important events, typical and heroic achievements of the Party Committee, army and people of the city in the process of protecting, building and developing the country in general, and Hai Phong city in particular.

Students visit the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Students visit the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Students visit the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Tourists visit the exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Exhibition “Remembering Uncle Ho’s words. Hai Phong - belief and aspiration to rise up”. Photo: BTHCM

Delegates take souvenir photos. Photo: BTHCM

The exhibition is open to visitors at Hai Phong Museum and Library from May 8, 2025 to June 8, 2025.

Media Department, Ho Chi Minh Museum

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