Inauguration of the project to restore the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School relic

After nearly 7 months of construction, the restoration and embellishment of the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School has been inaugurated and is ready to welcome visitors. This relic will be a red address for journalists to return to their roots and learn about the history of Vietnam's revolutionary press.

On August 9, the Vietnam Journalists Association coordinated with the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee of Thai Nguyen province to inaugurate and hand over the project to restore and embellish the national relic site of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School in Tan Thai commune, Dai Tu district.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh visits documents and artifacts at the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School relic site.

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This is a program to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2024) and National Day (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2024); it is also the first activity in a series of activities towards the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2025) and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Journalists Association (April 21, 1950 - April 21, 2025).

Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School was established on April 4, 1949, the first journalism training facility of the Vietnamese revolutionary press and also the only training facility during the resistance war against French colonialism. On March 28, 2019, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Decision No. 1182/QD-BVHTTDL to rank Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School as a national monument.

Delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the restoration and embellishment of the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School relic.

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Previously, on January 18, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School, the Vietnam Journalists Association coordinated with the People's Committee of Thai Nguyen province and functional agencies of Thai Nguyen province to start the project to restore and embellish the national relic Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School.

The project includes the main items: a stilt house of about 80 ^m2 , a "miniature museum" displaying the press of the Viet Bac War Zone 1946 - 1954. The stilt house was modeled after the stilt house of the Viet Minh Headquarters, which directly directed the resistance press activities, and was the place where the Vietnam Journalists Association was established in 1950.

The relief depicts portraits of 48 members of the board of directors, lecturers and students of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School.

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This project has a bas-relief with 48 portraits of the board of directors, lecturers and students of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School; a hall inside the hill serving conferences, seminars and other activities, with a capacity of over 150 people; a mini square serving event organization, 200 ^m2 wide...

In addition, the project also has an exhibition house about Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School, 80 ^m2 wide, built on a high hill, modeled after recorded documents and some remaining documentary images. It used to be a bamboo house, but now it is a wooden frame house with a fireproof artificial thatched roof.

Honoring and remembering the pioneering generation of resistance journalists

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, journalist Le Quoc Minh, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, affirmed that the establishment of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School is a special milestone associated with the glorious journey of journalism under the guidance of President Ho Chi Minh - the first teacher of revolutionary journalism, the genius leader of our nation.

Journalist Le Quoc Minh, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, spoke at the ceremony.

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Also from the first milestone of journalism training at Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School, up to now Vietnam has had more than 10 training facilities for journalism staff for all 4 types: print, radio, television, and electronic newspapers with degrees from bachelor to doctorate.

If in 1949, Vietnam had about 10 newspapers with about 300 journalists, by the end of 2023, the whole country will have 6 main multimedia communication agencies, 127 newspaper agencies, 671 magazine agencies, 72 radio and television agencies and over 40,000 journalists...

"Time gradually passes with the flow of history, most of the lecturers and students of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School have passed away. Although it is late, we are still trying to honor and remember a generation of pioneering resistance journalists on the press front who devoted their whole lives, contributing to the glorious tradition and vitality of our country's revolutionary press," said journalist Le Quoc Minh.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh affirmed that the inauguration of the project deeply demonstrates the sense of responsibility, pride, and gratitude for the contributions of previous generations who have devoted themselves to the revolutionary cause of the Party, to the aspiration for national independence and freedom, and to the happiness of the people.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thai Nguyen province Trinh Viet Hung presented certificates of merit from the People's Committee of Thai Nguyen province to the Vietnam Journalists Association and the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group for their outstanding contributions to the project of renovating the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School relic.

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This monument honors the glorious tradition, noble mission and great contributions of the Vietnamese revolutionary press in the struggle for national independence, national reunification, and the construction and defense of the Fatherland.

"This is also an opportunity for us to review the heroic revolutionary tradition of the nation, the glorious history of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism, to gain deeper awareness and contribute more responsibly to promoting the healthy development of journalism and media, promptly meeting the requirements of the new period with many new difficulties and challenges," Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh acknowledged.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh requested that the relevant agencies, after receiving the handover of the relic, closely and regularly coordinate with the Vietnam Journalists Association to carry out useful activities, exploit and effectively use the functions of the restored and embellished items to continue to preserve, conserve and promote the sustainable value of a national relic of great stature and sacred significance, a place connecting the history, present and future of Vietnam's revolutionary press.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/khanh-thanh-cong-trinh-ton-tao-di-tich-truong-day-lam-bao-huynh-thuc-khang-185240809073841837.htm