Dong Nai culture 50 years of pride

Half a century after the country's reunification, Dong Nai has not only affirmed its role as a key economic region in the South, but also grown to become a land rich in cultural identity.

Dong Nai Art Theater performs and serves the people at the National Treasure Announcement Ceremony in 2025. Photo: L.Na

Although there are still many difficulties and ups and downs, the endogenous strength containing the position and unique identity of the land over 325 years of formation and development has become a solid spiritual foundation, a strong resource for Dong Nai culture to develop and integrate.

Building a cultural foundation from traditional values

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Thi Ngoc Loan said that the Resolution of the 5th Central Conference (8th tenure) affirmed that culture is the goal and spiritual driving force of society and that building an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity is the focus, creating conditions for the industry to take new steps of development and achieve many achievements. Notably, the Movement of All People Uniting to Build a Cultural Life is increasingly going into depth and operating effectively; activities of libraries, cinema, mobile information, museums, relics, etc. have all taken steps of development.

In particular, implementing Resolution 12-NQ/TU of the Provincial Party Committee on building and promoting cultural values, Dong Nai people become an important resource and driving force for comprehensive and sustainable development, many major programs have been deployed to raise awareness of the role of culture for cadres, party members and people. Party committees, authorities and localities have made promoting cultural values ​​and people a key political task, while promoting propaganda and education throughout society.

Notably, the work of preserving and restoring cultural heritages has been vigorously carried out. Monuments associated with heroic history such as Bien Hoa Citadel, Tran Bien Temple of Literature, Southeast Region Party Committee Base, etc. are regularly restored and embellished. Traditional festivals such as Sayangva Festival of the Choro people, Nguyen Huu Canh Commemoration, Hung King Commemoration are not only maintained, but also promoted in community life, fanning the flame of national pride in the hearts of today's generation.

Vice Chairman of Bien Hoa City People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Thanh said that since the country's reunification, the city has achieved many encouraging results in the cultural field. Notably, urban beautification, roads, and traffic have been given attention and invested synchronously; the system of grassroots cultural and sports institutions has been renovated, upgraded, and various activities have been organized, creating favorable conditions for people to enjoy spiritual and cultural values.

“Going hand in hand with preservation is traditional education for the younger generation. Schools actively integrate local education programs, organize visits to historical sites, cultural experience activities, etc. Thanks to that, the spirit of “Drinking water, remembering its source” is spread sustainably in every home, every generation of Bien Hoa - Dong Nai people” - Mr. Thanh shared.

Currently, 100% of districts and cities in the province have district-level cultural, information and sports centers; more than 92% of hamlets and neighborhoods have cultural houses - sports areas and 14 ethnic minority cultural houses, becoming a widespread network serving the spiritual life of the people.

Cultural industry - new driving force for sustainable development

Entering the period of industrialization and modernization, Dong Nai identified the development of cultural industry as an inevitable direction so that culture does not only stop at spiritual values, but also plays a role in driving economic development. In particular, many major cultural events have been organized such as: Hot Air Balloon Festival and Bien Hoa - Dong Nai Traditional Pottery Festival, OCOP product promotion programs (One Commune One Product Program), cultural festivals, and art programs organized on a large scale, contributing to the brand "Dong Nai culture" reaching far and wide.

Students in Bien Hoa city visit Tran Bien Temple of Literature, form a picture with the exhibition Dong Nai 50 years of flower season. Photo: Ai Van

Not only that, the cultural sector has been promoting the application of digital technology in preserving, promoting and promoting cultural heritage, creating many new marks such as: building 360 virtual reality tours of Tran Bien Temple of Literature, Hang Gon Megalithic Tomb, Nguyen Huu Canh Temple; building GIS maps of archaeological sites, digitizing rare documents... expanding access to heritage, especially for the young generation who love technology.

50 years after the Liberation of the South and the reunification of the country is not a long journey in history, but for Dong Nai, it is a journey of strong transformation, affirming the mettle and intelligence of the Southern people in the new era. From preserving core values, Dong Nai today is proactively integrating, selecting and absorbing the quintessence of world culture, enriching local identity.

According to Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Thi Ngoc Loan, although there are still many challenges ahead, with the foundation that has been built, in the coming time, the industry will continue to deploy and effectively implement resolutions and plans on cultural development. Strengthen propaganda and dissemination of the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on building and developing Dong Nai's human culture, meeting the needs of sustainable development.

Ly Na

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/van-hoa/202504/van-hoa-dong-nai-50-nam-tu-hao-e7a3645/