Opening of "Thanh Hoa City Cultural Week"

On the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the twinning between Thanh Hoa City and Hoi An City, on the evening of April 26 at Hoi An Park, Thanh Hoa City held the opening ceremony of "Thanh Hoa City - Hoi An City Cultural Week" in 2024 with the theme "Deep love - steadfast loyalty".

Provincial leaders and people attended the opening ceremony.

Comrade Lai The Nguyen, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation and other provincial leaders attended the opening ceremony.

Comrade Le Anh Xuan, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Thanh Hoa City and delegates attended the opening ceremony.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony.

Attending the ceremony were Comrade Lai The Nguyen, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Pham Thi Thanh Thuy, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Le Quang Hung, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission; Le Anh Xuan, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Thanh Hoa City People's Council; Nguyen Quang Hai, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Dau Thanh Tung, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors, leaders of Thanh Hoa City, leaders of Dong Son, Thieu Hoa, Tho Xuan, Quang Xuong districts, and a large number of people and tourists.

On the side of Hoi An City, there was comrade Le Choi, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and leaders of a number of departments, offices and organizations of the city.

Drum performance at the opening ceremony of "Thanh Hoa City - Hoi An City Cultural Week" in 2023.

Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa City People's Committee Nguyen Viet Hung presented the opening speech.

The opening speech of the ceremony was presented by Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa City People's Committee Nguyen Viet Hung, emphasizing: Over the past 63 years, since the twinning, whether in the fire of war or in peace , the special affection and relationship between Thanh Hoa and Hoi An have always been preserved and nurtured by generations of leaders and people of the two cities. It is forever the pride and invaluable spiritual asset of the Party Committee, government and people of the two localities.

Singing performance "Bai Choi".

To mark the friendship between Thanh Hoa City and Hoi An City, and at the same timeeducate the precious tradition to the cadres, party members and people of the two cities, the projects named Thanh Hoa in Hoi An and the projects named Hoi An in Thanh Hoa are invested in and built by the two cities.

In Thanh Hoa city, there is Hoi An park, a version of the Japanese Covered Bridge, a version of Hoi An ancient town, a relief pillar of Thanh Ha pottery village... In Hoi An city, there is Thanh Hoa library, Nguyen Duy Hieu Secondary School, Tan An Kindergarten, a stele at the Martyrs' Cemetery... These works have become typical symbols of solidarity, attachment, and loyalty between the Party Committee, government, and people of the two cities.

Along with that, activities to meet, exchange experiences, cooperate in socio-economic development, especially tourism development; gratitude activities... are also organized annually by the two localities.

Singing and dancing performance "Thanh Hoa hero".

The show "Five Vien Khe troupes".

Hoi An City is a World Cultural Heritage, one of the ten most attractive destinations in the world, with a multi-layered, diverse and attractive cultural depth. Thanh Hoa City with a history of 220 years is the provincial capital, the Thanh Hoa citadel with 98 cultural and historical relics, including 25 national relics, creating a Thanh land imbued with national identity. Therefore, the "Thanh Hoa City - Hoi An City Cultural Week" is organized to contribute to spreading the cultural values ​​of the two cities more and more strongly. This is also an opportunity for the Party Committee, government and people of the two cities to review their cultural and historical traditions, confidently moving towards the future.

Performance "Praise the Fatherland".

After the opening speech of the Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa City People's Committee, there was a special art program with the theme "Deep love - steadfast loyalty". The program was connected by the works "Medley of folk songs from three regions", singing "Bai Choi", singing "Cheo Chai", singing and dancing "Thanh Hoa Oai Hung", "Tinh Ca Hoi An", "Ca Praising the Fatherland", "Ngu Tro Vien Khe"...

The program was jointly performed by art troupes from the following units: Thanh Hoa City Center for Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism, City Children's Cultural House, Traditional Musical Instrument Club, Quang Thang Ward Drum Club, Thieu Hoa District Art Troupe, Dong Son District Art Troupe.

Delegates visited the row of houses in Hoi An ancient town.

Within the framework of the opening ceremony, leaders of Thanh Hoa province and leaders of Thanh Hoa city - Hoi An city participated in releasing flower lanterns at the Japanese Covered Bridge; visited booths in the row of houses modeled after Hoi An ancient town and booths displaying OCOP products of Thanh Hoa city, districts, towns and cities in the province.

Delegates visit the exhibition booth at Hoi An Park.

"Thanh Hoa City - Hoi An City Cultural Week" in 2024 takes place from April 26 to May 1 with many rich and attractive cultural and sports activities such as: Art program "Young Vitality", "Lively Summer", "Weekend Rendezvous". Chess competition for primary and secondary school students; "I love my hometown" painting competition for primary school students; chess exchange, traditional martial arts performance, sports dance exchange, Aedance performance...

A large number of people attended the opening ceremony.

During the “Thanh Hoa City - Hoi An City Cultural Week”, a culinary culture festival with the theme “Taste of Thanh” will take place to introduce, display and prepare specialties and typical products of units and localities in the province.

In addition, there will be an exhibition of Dong Son cultural artifacts and souvenirs of the Thanh Hoa - Quang Nam twinning relationship; an exhibition of pictures about the history of Thanh Hoa province from prehistoric times to the present; and an exhibition of photos about relics and scenic spots of Thanh Hoa city - Hoi An city.

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