The vibrant energy emanating from a unique cultural space.

Through various innovative approaches, Ho Chi Minh City now has more than 4,500 Ho Chi Minh Cultural Spaces. Many models have innovated their forms and content of propaganda, helping to promote and spread the example of President Ho Chi Minh in the community.

A unique coffee shop space featuring President Ho Chi Minh.

After a busy year-end, Nguyen Hoai An, an employee of an interior design company, chose to relax at LeLaz Cafe (District 6, Ho Chi Minh City). He ordered a cup of coffee, and then, as a habit, went to the bookshelf to choose the book "Uncle Ho with the South, the South with Uncle Ho."

Many young people come to read books at the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space at LeLaz cafe, District 6.

That day, Hoai An invited a friend along. His purpose was to introduce his friend to a reading and relaxation space, and more importantly, to let him know about the unique Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space displayed in the cafe. Following his recommendation, his friend also chose the book "Implementing the Sacred Testament of President Ho Chi Minh" and read it amidst soothing music and the cheerful, spring-themed decor of the cafe. Hoai An often chooses cafes with reading spaces, especially those with bookshelves about President Ho Chi Minh, and each time he visits, he selects a book to read. "The more I learn about President Ho Chi Minh's life, the more motivated I feel to work, research, and improve my knowledge. He is an incredibly great example of learning," Hoai An expressed.

Like Hoai An and his friends, many young people have recently been fascinated by the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space in LeLaz cafe and many other cafes in Ho Chi Minh City. These spaces are mostly designed as small, rustic bookshelves filled with numerous books about the life, career, and Last Will and Testament of President Ho Chi Minh.

Young people come to read books about President Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space in a cafe in District 6.

Meanwhile, at Hung Minh Tu Ancestral Temple (Ward 10, District 6), where approximately 400-500 people visit the traditional medicine clinic daily for examinations and prescriptions, the temple's management board, along with the Party Committee of Ward 10, has created a Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space right at the entrance to the clinic. This provides people with a resting place and a convenient area to visit and learn about the culture while waiting.

Mr. Le Thanh Vu (62 years old), who visits the clinic every week, said that while waiting for his turn, he always stops by the space to read books about President Ho Chi Minh. "Now this space feels like a familiar place to me and many others when we come here," Mr. Vu shared. According to Mr. Tran Ngoc Giau, General Secretary of the Central Executive Board of the Pure Land Lay Buddhist Association of Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space was previously located in the main hall. Seeing the large number of people visiting the clinic, the Executive Board moved the space to this area with the hope that more people could access and learn from President Ho Chi Minh.

Spreading the footsteps of the Great Leader

Upon her first visit to her foster mother's home, Phathalinh, a Laotian student studying at Nguyen Tat Thanh University, was surprised to find the living room filled with pictures, quotes, and books about President Ho Chi Minh. When Saligia (a Cham ethnic minority woman residing in Ward 11, District 8), who is fostering three Laotian students in the "Vietnamese Family with Laotian and Cambodian Students" program, introduced her to the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space she had created with the theme "Family," Phathalinh became even more curious and fascinated.

Then, during family gatherings and warm meals in the small living room, Mrs. Saligia would introduce and tell stories about President Ho Chi Minh's simple life, his thoughts on family, and his diplomatic activities with international friends... Each time they heard their mother tell stories about President Ho Chi Minh with pride, Phathalinh and Mrs. Saligia's children understood and loved President Ho Chi Minh even more.

“Before coming to Vietnam to study, I knew about President Ho Chi Minh. But since becoming Saligia’s adopted daughter, I understand even more about Uncle Ho – the beloved father of the Vietnamese nation,” Phathalinh confided.

Ms. Saligia said that she chose to create a space dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh in her home because of her boundless love and respect for him and her desire to educate and spread his example to her children. Through cultural performances and meetings with other women in the community, she has helped many Cham women have the opportunity to learn from and emulate President Ho Chi Minh's moral example.

The creation of a Ho Chi Minh cultural space at home, like that of Mrs. Saligia's family, has been implemented and spread by many families. Along with this, thousands of spaces dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh have been created by localities and organizations in creative and unique ways, with tangible and intangible values ​​being widely disseminated and becoming deeply relevant to the people.

While residents busily decorating for Tet (Lunar New Year) in the open-air Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space in the park of Ward 14, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Tan, Secretary of the Party Branch of Ward 14 (Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1), shared: "For a long time, Saigon - Gia Dinh - the place that holds many imprints of Uncle Ho on his journey to find a way to save the country and the place he always longed to return to, as he once said: 'The South is in my heart.' Therefore, building the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space is not only an honor but also a responsibility of every citizen of the city named after him."

THAI PHUONG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/suc-song-manh-liet-tu-khong-gian-van-hoa-dac-biet-post778985.html