Urgently prepare conditions for organizing the Festival for Peace

Held for the first time in Quang Tri as well as the whole country, the 2024 Peace Festival has unique and special content, with many highlights that will take place in July in gratitude on the sacred land of Quang Tri. Quang Tri province is urgently preparing all aspects to organize the festival in the most methodical and professional manner.

Multiplying the value of peace and development

The Festival for Peace was conceived and prepared in 2019 by Quang Tri province, which proposed to organize a festival with a message of peace and was highly agreed upon by the Government, ministries and central branches; and received the attention, support and encouragement of Party and State leaders.

Tourists visit the southern bank of the Hien Luong-Ben Hai Special National Monument.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nam, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Festival for Peace, said that this is a national-scale program reaching international levels. This is the largest festival ever organized by the province, contributing to spreading the image of Quang Tri domestically and internationally; at the same time, elevating the annual July gratitude festival.

Up to now, the important contents of the preparation work have been basically completed. The festival aims to commemorate and pay tribute to the heroic martyrs who heroically sacrificed for the survival of the Fatherland; to commemorate the victims of war and the painful losses caused by war.

The festival contributes to building Quang Tri step by step into a cultural space for peace, a symbol of the strong vitality of humanity right on the land that was once severely devastated by war; a destination for peace for tourists.

Activities within the framework of the festival closely follow the theme of honoring peace, bringing together social classes, religions, people, tourists, and politicians from within and outside the country.

The opening night of the 2024 Festival for Peace was held at the Hien Luong-Ben Hai River Special National Monument.

During his visit and working visit to Quang Tri province (August 2019), US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink came to burn incense at Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery.

When visiting the Hien Luong-Ben Hai National Monument, he highly appreciated and said that the Festival for Peace in Quang Tri province is a great idea. Recently, the current US Ambassador to Vietnam Knapper came to burn incense and lay a wreath at the National Cemetery for Martyrs of Route 9.

The 2024 Peace Festival has the theme “Joining hands to build a peaceful world” to contribute to building lasting peace, towards sustainable development. Throughout the festival are rich, diverse and attractive programs, reflecting traditional and contemporary cultural features of national and international significance.

The opening night of the festival is a special art program taking place at 8:00 p.m. on July 6 at the Hien Luong-Ben Hai National Historical Site with the theme "Connecting Bridges", this is the "key" program of the festival. The bridges of the opening night program are inspired by the Hien Luong Bridge relic, a historical witness to the struggle for national unification of the Vietnamese people.

Hien Luong Bridge is not only a symbol of the desire for unification, but also represents the spirit of connecting the values ​​of the past, present and future in this historic land.

For the first time, the opening night will feature a music stage combining multidimensional space - creating a multi-touch art program in a performance space with the highlight being a performance with a large number of drones. The artistic idea of ​​the program is emotional touches connecting the past and the future, conveying the spirit of proactive integration of Quang Tri.

Expect to make a special mark

Quang Tri Ancient Citadel National Special Relic Site, where the program "Wish for Peace" took place on the evening of July 26.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nam said that the festival will take place in less than two months, so preparations must be detailed, thoughtful, and careful in every aspect. The festival takes place during the peak tourist season, coinciding with July, the season of gratitude, so it is expected that a large number of visitors will come to experience it.

The relevant agencies need to strengthen the inspection and state management of tourism, promptly rectify any shortcomings in accommodation business activities; fully prepare accommodation rooms, and serve tourists in the best way.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Permanent Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the Festival for Peace Le Minh Tuan said that the province has more than 3,000 hotel rooms with about 5,000 beds.

The Provincial Tourism Association has sent a document to units requesting a re-evaluation of the status of accommodation facilities, as well as the need to invest in, renovate, and repair better quality rooms, ready to welcome tourists.

The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has worked with districts, towns and cities to proactively notify tourism establishments and homestay owners to register the number of rooms and the ability to receive guests so that the industry can soon grasp the specific numbers to proactively notify tourists.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board have coordinated to supplement artifacts, renovate and repair a historical relic, a festival venue.

Quang Tri province has agreed to accept a C-119 aircraft donated by the Ministry of National Defense to be displayed at the Ta Con Airport National Monument in Huong Hoa District. The C-119 aircraft is a type of war vehicle of the US military that fought in the Quang Tri battlefield before 1975.

The province is restoring a number of items at the special national relics of Vinh Moc tunnels; the special national relic of Hien Luong-Ben Hai banks; and the special national relic of Quang Tri ancient citadel to serve the festival.

Festival for Peace Identity.

Quang Tri province expects the Festival for Peace to have influence not only domestically, but also internationally. The biggest goal of the festival is to promote the image of Quang Tri on the world tourism map, creating a great attraction for tourism development.

The festival program includes the following activities: Cycling for Peace Festival taking place from June 29 to 30 at the Hien Luong-Ben Hai National Historical Site; Cultural-Culinary Festival "Taste of the Sunflower Land" from July 12 to 14 at Cua Viet Service-Tourism Area, Gio Linh District; Music exchange "Melody of Peace" - Trinh Cong Son's music night at Fidel Park in Dong Ha City at 8:00 p.m. on July 13; Political art program organized by Nhan Dan Newspaper in coordination with Quang Tri province with the theme "Parallel 17 - Aspiration for Peace" taking place at 8:00 p.m. on July 19; International music exchange "Melody of Peace" at 8:00 p.m. on July 20 at the provincial Cultural-Cinema Center; The program "Wish for Peace" at 8:00 p.m. on July 26 at the special national relic of Quang Tri Citadel.

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