Keeping the tradition alive with digital technology

More than 80 historical relics and red addresses in the city have been digitized by the Youth Union at all levels in recent times. Photo: HL

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The movement to digitize red addresses has been implemented by Da Nang youth since 2023, starting with the clip-making contest "Proud of Da Nang" - Digitizing red addresses in the city. Through the contest, dozens of short clips introducing relics and red addresses were created by union members and youth after a period of research and information verification.

For example, to prepare a video longer than 13 minutes introducing the An Hai and Thoai Ngoc Hau village's Tien Hien church, Son Tra District Youth Union spent many days researching and studying the location. The group recorded videos, interviewed dignitaries, looked up documents and connected with the relic management board to compare and supplement images and information. The result was a well-crafted video with historical depth and aesthetic value.

Union member Nguyen Ngoc Tran Chau, who leads the story in this clip, said that the process of making the clip was also an opportunity for Tran to understand more deeply the cultural and historical values ​​of the locality, thereby gaining respect and awareness of preservation. According to Chau, at first she only knew that this was a historical relic, associated with the worship of the ancestors of An Hai and Thoai Ngoc Hau villages. But through research, she felt more clearly the stature and historical and cultural depth of the site.

“The site is a sacred place for local people and marks the land reclamation and development stages of our ancestors, especially the contributions of Thoại Ngọc Hầu - who made an important contribution to the formation of the southern region of the country. As a young person, I feel that I have the responsibility to spread that value to the community,” Châu said.

From the first experimental clips, Da Nang youth gradually improved their skills in collecting documents, editing, storytelling, etc. to create high-quality and emotional products. More importantly, historical relics and red addresses, after being expressed in a youthful and creative language, have truly spread, becoming an effective bridge between the past and the present. In particular, through the videos, information, and data provided, the Da Nang Youth Union has the basis to form a digital map of red addresses in the area.

Using AI in historical promotional communications

Secretary of the Da Nang City Youth Union Le Cong Hung said that for each red address, the affiliated Youth Union units have actively coordinated with related units to build an introductory explanatory lecture route, converted it into digital data and integrated it into QR codes in Vietnamese and English.

Currently, the digital address map is being integrated into the city’s shared database system, linked tothe education and culture sector’s information portal. “The further goal is to develop the map into a multidimensional interactive tool, integrating virtual reality, augmented reality… so that users can have more experiences when visiting red addresses or participating in interactive games to learn about local history,” Mr. Hung shared.

Currently, the Youth Union coordinates with schools and educational organizations to incorporate digital map content into extracurricular activities and to learn about local history. Many schools have organized for students to explore Da Nang's history by dividing into groups, learning about red addresses through maps and presenting them through clips and presentation slides. Following the initial success, the Da Nang City Youth Union plans to expand the scale of the project, adding more locations associated with revolutionary movements, volunteer activities, and typical figures in each period.

To continue spreading, the City Youth Union actively trains union members and young people in the skills of using AI in promoting local history. The training class introduces design tools, filmmaking, image editing and guides how to exploit artificial intelligence to create voice simulations and create virtual animations, thereby helping red addresses become more vivid and attractive to viewers, especially the Gen Z generation.

Ms. Le Thi Lanh, Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of the Da Nang City Youth Union, said that applying AI to local history communication helps save time in content production, while opening up new creative opportunities, such as automating the creation of bilingual subtitles, detecting historical keywords in videos, or building virtual narrators. “With the support of technology, the red address map becomes a creative platform where young people make films, write stories, and organize minigames to actively and enthusiastically learn about history,” Ms. Lanh affirmed.

HUYNH LE

Source: https://baodanang.vn/channel/5433/202504/giu-lua-truyen-thong-bang-cong-nghe-so-4005844/