After the Party and State leaders finished performing the rituals to commemorate the merits of the Hung Kings and ancestors at the Thuong Temple and the Thuong Cung, people began to enter the temple to offer incense and pay their respects.
According to Thanh Nien , although it rained in Viet Tri City on the morning of April 29, tens of thousands of visitors from all over the country still came here to offer incense to commemorate the Hung Kings. To ensure order and avoid congestion, jostling, and pushing on the road up to Nghia Linh Mountain, more than 2,000 people including police, military, and youth volunteers were mobilized, distributed into many checkpoints and security fences, and deployed to ensure safety for the festival.
People go to Hung Temple to offer incense this morning
Ms. Vo Lan Anh (residing in Ha Tinh ) said that on April 28, she traveled nearly 600 km to go to Hung Temple to offer incense. "Last night, I slept at the foot of Hung Temple. Luckily, when it rained, everyone called each other and ran into shops to take shelter. However, I was very happy to be at Hung Temple for the first time and watch the procession," Ms. Anh said.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tuyen (73 years old, living in Bac Ninh ) and his children came to Hung Temple at 6am today. Despite the rain and wind, he felt comfortable and excited to return to his roots.
"Because I'm getting old, I only have the chance to go to Hung Temple once every few years. Every time I come here, I pray for peace and prosperity, favorable weather, and good health and luck for my family," said Mr. Tuyen.
Vietnam's triumphant song resounds , lighting up Nguyen Hue street
The Vietnam Art Show "Song of Triumph" took place on the evening of April 28 at Nguyen Hue walking street, Ho Chi Minh City, attracting a large number of people and tourists.
Vietnam's Triumphant Song is a special art program to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2023) and the 137th anniversary of International Labor Day (May 1, 1886 - May 1, 2021), and the 80th anniversary of the Outline of Vietnamese Culture (1943 - 2023), organized by the Organizing Committee for Celebrating Major Holidays of Ho Chi Minh City and performed by the City Light Music Center.
In the jubilant, proud atmosphere of the historic April days, the "unforgettable songs" once again resounded, emotional and heroic...
Opening performance : A Land of Eternal Love
Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City with an open heart, is always a place to gather and spread unique cultural values. The mark of a young city with hands and minds that are building every day to contribute to creating a unique and proud appearance of a "leading cultural center of the country". And to have the appearance of a city rich in cultural beauty from traditional to modern with diverse and rich characteristics like today, Ho Chi Minh City has continuously invested in comprehensive development from endogenous strengths and selective absorption. All of those beauties have been vividly "sketched" through works combining performances of music - drama - dance art...
After the official art program broadcast live, the audience and visitors were "treated" to an "off-air" performance, with hits by singer Vo Ha Tram and the FB Boiz boys.
Ho Chi Minh City starts construction of Phu Tho Multi-purpose Circus and Performance Hall worth nearly 1,400 billion VND
After a long delay, on the morning of April 25, the Phu Tho Multi-purpose Circus and Performance Theater (in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City) was held a groundbreaking ceremony by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports and the Ho Chi Minh City Management Board of Investment and Construction of Civil and Industrial Works. The project is a large-scale construction project with a total investment of nearly 1,400 billion VND, from the Ho Chi Minh City budget.
Talking about the importance of the Phu Tho Circus and Multi-purpose Performance Project, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City Tran The Thuan said that the construction of the Phu Tho Circus and Multi-purpose Performance contributes to making circus art more and more diverse and rich, enriching the culture of the country as well as the people. The completed project will meet the increasingly high demands of the city's public.
Previously, Thanh Nien Newspaper, issue 18/5/2016, had an article titled "Thousand-billion multi-purpose circus on paper" about the large-scale and modern project of national stature of Ho Chi Minh City located at Phu Tho racetrack (Lu Gia street, District 11), from the beginning of implementation, after 13 years, it is still a vacant lot of 10,000 m2 .
Perspective of the future Phu Tho Circus and Multi-purpose Performance Project
On May 26, Mr. Vo Van Hoan, Chief of Office of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, signed Urgent Document No. 4653/VP-THKH to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports. Accordingly, implementing the direction of the Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee on directing the inspection and reporting on the content reflected in the article "Thousand-billion multi-purpose circus on paper", the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee directed the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports to urgently review and inspect the multi-purpose circus project, to have a specific report and proposal for the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.
After many delays, the project has been restarted. The project has just started construction with a scale of 12 floors above ground, 2 basements, a performance hall with a capacity of 2,000 seats, with a total investment of nearly 1,400 billion VND from the Ho Chi Minh City budget.
The future Phu Tho circus and multi-purpose performance theater will have a 2,000-seat main auditorium, including a mobile round stage, a rectangular stage connected to the round stage to form a multi-purpose stage with a spiral lifting system, which can move in water or without water to serve different programs.
The 300-seat practice auditorium, including 2 circular stages at the same level with retractable stairs, 300 seats, is equipped with many overhead devices for multi-purpose trapezoids such as: ziplines, double trapezoids, triple trapezoids, two-wheeled vehicles, aerial belts, masts attached to technical nets, aerial leaders for acrobatics...
When Phu Tho Circus and Multi-Purpose Performance Theater comes into operation, it will not only be a venue for performing circus art but also be designed to be capable of performing multi-purpose art forms and other cultural and sporting events.
Opening of Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023
On the evening of April 28, at Quoc Hoc Monument, the People's Committee of Hue City (Thua Thien - Hue) held the opening ceremony of the Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023 with the theme "Quintessence of Vietnamese Crafts".
Attending the opening ceremony of Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023 were Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong, leaders of Thua Thien - Hue province and thousands of locals and tourists.
In his opening speech, Mr. Vo Le Nhat, Chairman of Hue City People's Committee, said that Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023 is a festival of great significance to local culture, economy and society, of national and international significance, contributing to enhancing Hue's position as "Green Ancient Capital - World Heritage - Safe and Friendly City".
The performance of spectacular art shows
According to the Chairman of the Hue City People's Committee, the Hue Traditional Craft Festival is also a place to honor the beauty and demonstrate traditional crafts, a gathering place for talented artists, and research on contemporary innovative methods...
This is an opportunity for generations of artisans, artists, researchers, etc. from the country and internationally to gather and participate in preserving and promoting traditional craft values, promoting trade, service - tourism activities, economic, cultural - social development in Hue City.
Mr. Nhat hopes that, following the success of previous Traditional Craft Festivals, this program will continue to affirm the brand of Hue - a typical Festival city of Vietnam.
The opening ceremony continued with special outdoor performances, creating a vibrant and colorful festival atmosphere.
Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023 is a series of highlight events of Hue Festival 2023, organized according to the four-season orientation. The festival lasts from April 28 to May 5 with many unique festival and art programs.
Hanoi plans to spend 1,800 billion VND to recreate Kinh Thien Palace
The Steering Committee of Program No. 03-CTr/TU of the Hanoi Party Committee on "Urban beautification, urban development and urban economy in the period of 2021 - 2025" has just announced that Hanoi City has determined to review and allocate resources to preserve and promote the architectural value of typical works, historical and cultural works in the inner city.
Accordingly, these works include: Thang Long Imperial Citadel area, Military History Museum, Hanoi Flag Tower; Hoang Dieu Historical Archaeological Park area, Kinh Thien Palace and surrounding works; Long Bien Bridge area and 131 arches of railway bridges south of Long Bien Bridge...
Green enamel tower model fragment depicting the structure of the fortification, Le So period, excavated at Kinh Thien Palace area in 2021
It is expected that the city will allocate 798 billion VND to implement the project to preserve the archaeological site at 18 Hoang Dieu Street, 1,800 billion VND to implement the project to recreate Kinh Thien Palace, and 136 billion VND to implement the project to display the Thang Long Royal Palace in the Central Relic Site of Thang Long Imperial Citadel.
Previously, at the meeting chaired by the Steering Committee on the implementation of the project to preserve, restore and promote the value of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel and Co Loa relic site, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung said that this project is very important. Hanoi focuses on directing this project to promote the great cultural resources of Thang Long - Hanoi, creating momentum for socio-economic development. Regarding the project to recreate Kinh Thien Palace, the Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee emphasized that the implementation must ensure the principle of being based on scientific basis and consensus both domestically and internationally.
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