On the evening of August 6, at Saigon Port (District 4, Ho Chi Minh City), the art program "The River Tells Stories" took place within the framework of the first Ho Chi Minh City River Festival.
Attending the art program " The River Tells Stories " were President Vo Van Thuong , former President Nguyen Minh Triet, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and leaders, former leaders of the Party, State, leaders of Ho Chi Minh City, representatives of diplomatic agencies, consulates, international organizations, and a large number of people in the city.
President Vo Van Thuong attended the program.
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In his opening speech, Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, said that the history of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh - Ho Chi Minh City over the past 300 years has a strong imprint of rivers. The river has embraced the city throughout its history from its beginning to civilization.
The arc shape of the Saigon River is a natural advantage in locating the busiest and largest commercial port in the South: Saigon Port. Following the arc of the Saigon commercial port, many works were formed and developed, becoming cultural heritages and the pride of the city's people, such as: Thu Ngu Flagpole (now one of the seven famous flagpoles of Vietnam); Ba Son Shipyard - the revolutionary cradle of the Saigon - Gia Dinh working class under the leadership of President Ton Duc Thang; Nha Rong Wharf - where the great President Ho Chi Minh began his journey across the five continents and four seas to find a way to save the country. The Saigon River is also a historical witness to battles on the river, protecting the mainland.
Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai delivered the opening speech of the program.
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"Following the river to come, living on the river, developing thanks to the river. From the past to the present and the future, the aspiration for a city imbued with the essence of "from the footsteps of immigrants to smart urban areas" is still constantly circulating in the veins of the people of this land," Mr. Phan Van Mai shared.
According to the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, rivers and canals are a characteristic element of the land of Saigon - Gia Dinh - Ho Chi Minh City. Today, with new opportunities, the flow of history will continue to mark a turning point in the development strategy of the riverside city. The art program "The River Tells Stories" right at Saigon Port is like a tribute to the ancestors who reclaimed the land, generations of immigrants who came to live, work, and fight to create and pass on the heritage of the river to future generations.
700 actors and residents of Ho Chi Minh City and people from craft villages in the Mekong Delta participated in the performance.
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"The program is a greeting from Ho Chi Minh City, a peaceful, vibrant, youthful, open and constantly creative river city, looking towards the future. This is also a message from the city that is ready to cooperate with friends from all over the world to find ways to develop the service economy on rivers and along rivers, exploiting the maximum potential and advantages from river and sea resources," Mr. Phan Van Mai shared.
This is also the program that concludes the series of cultural - entertainment - artistic activities in 3 days of the first Ho Chi Minh City River Festival in 2023. The festival aims to promote the inherent potential, exploit the maximum economic, cultural and tourism value of the Saigon River, contributing to positioning the brand of a river city rich in identity of Ho Chi Minh City.
Impressive performances
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, commented that the River Festival has exploited the values of the city's river and sea resources, contributing to positioning the city's brand - a river city rich in cultural identity. The leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism expect that the River Festival will become a typical highlight of the city's tourism. From there, orienting the activities of the River Festival such as art performances on the river... to become regular products every month, every week or on fixed days to serve the people and tourists.
"The River Tells Stories" is an art program that recreates the main stages of the history of exploration, formation and development associated with the Saigon River. The program recreates the cultural, economic activities, and lifestyle on the wharfs and boats of the residents of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh - Ho Chi Minh City for more than 300 years with 5 chapters: Reclamation - Building the citadel - On the wharfs and boats - Prosperous commercial port - Brilliant city by the river.
The program recreates the main stages of the history of exploration, formation and development of the city associated with the Saigon River.
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Viewers seem to go back in time to learn about the cultural lifestyle of people in this land through the ages.
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Drone light show
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The program has the participation of more than 700 actors and actresses, residents of Ho Chi Minh City, and people from craft villages in the Mekong Delta. In addition, 30 restaurant ships, yachts, sailboats, canoes, wooden boats, river buses, speedboats, etc. operating tourism services in the city also participated in the parade.
The program uses modern performance and interactive technologies including: 3D lighting art on the entire floor of the onshore scene, water music system on the river surface, using high-power laser lighting systems for each act; flying performances on the water surface combined with light shows using unmanned aerial vehicles and fireworks.
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