Beautiful pictures of the opening night of the festival.
The first Red Brick and Ceramic Festival - Green Economy of Vinh Long Province in 2024 (referred to as the festival) is considered the biggest cultural event of the past year and is considered a great success.
From here, it also opens up prospects for a periodic event to enhance the stature of the event, enhance the value of the cultural heritage of the craft village, promote the image of the homeland and attract tourists to become a special destination of the Mekong Delta region. That is also to meet the expectations and needs of the people of the province to enjoy culture, to be spread and opened more widely with more truly attractive activities.
“Strong Declaration and Commitment to Sustainable Development”
It is a strong declaration and commitment to sustainable development, in line with the common spirit of green development that the Vietnamese Government has committed to the world. That declaration and commitment have been fully demonstrated by Vinh Long province on the occasion of the biggest cultural event in 2024 and have been recognized and highly appreciated by the Government leaders.
The red brick and ceramic craft village will be elevated and spread the value of the cultural heritage typical of the Southern land. And contribute to the tourism map of the delta a special destination in the not too distant future. Photo: HUYNH THANH THIEN
At the opening ceremony of the festival, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc affirmed: “Today, on the land of Vinh Long rich in historical and cultural traditions, I am very honored to attend the first Red Brick and Ceramic Festival - Green Economy of Vinh Long province in 2024. This is not only a cultural festival, promoting and introducing the value of the hundreds of years old red brick and ceramic craft village of the locality, but also a strong declaration of our commitment towards a green and sustainable development future, associated with preserving and promoting the cultural values of the nation”.
The strategic development orientation and long-term vision always harmonize and balance between economy and culture, placing culture on par with politics and economics; at the same time, on the path to the future, we always continue and preserve the thousand-year-old traditional values that have become a "gratitude" ethic of the Vietnamese people.
I can't help but be moved by the images that seem to revive the old lifestyle of Southern people on an afternoon on Thay Cai canal (Mang Thit).
This was acknowledged by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc, who highly appreciated the purpose and humanistic meaning of the festival: “Today’s opening day of the festival is a day for us to remember and pay tribute to the heroic martyrs who sacrificed for the nation’s longevity. Today’s opening day is also a day for us to honor the previous generations who created red brick and ceramic products that have lasted until today and are considered “contemporary heritage” and “red kingdom” for us to continue to preserve and develop today”.
Tradition and culture are the foundation of social development, for the Vietnamese people it is the internal strength throughout history. In the new era of rapid and deep integration, culture is both the goal and the driving force of sustainable and harmonious development. With the heritage of Mang Thit red brick and ceramic village, it is the pride of the past and the aspiration for development for the future.
That is both the motivation and the responsibility of today's generation in receiving and promoting the heritage of our ancestors, as affirmed by the Provincial Party Secretary - Bui Van Nghiem: "This event continues to honor the spirit of hard work, creativity and skillful hands through many generations of Vinh Long people for over 100 years; this is also a land with open-minded, simple and sincere people of the central region of the Southwest in the common cradle connecting regions and areas in the whole country together to create and develop; it is the passion of the next generation wishing to preserve a traditional craft village that only exists in this land; and above all, this is the crystallization of the wish that the "Kingdom of red bricks and ceramics" will become an attractive tourist destination, so that the mossy and ancient brick kilns bring Vinh Long culture to all parts of the country.
The first Red Brick and Ceramic Festival - Green Economy of Vinh Long province in 2024 aims to exhibit, introduce and promote achievements, potentials and strengths in various fields, contributing to attracting investment, strengthening regional connectivity, and seeking opportunities to spread to domestic and foreign markets.
"Keeping the fire" of the craft village, "burning up" the aspiration
Preserving the heritage of our ancestors is not only the responsibility of the craft village, but also the sacred mission of all of us - the children of Vinh Long homeland. This has been demonstrated in recent times, from the leadership and determination of the entire political system, the united efforts of the entire Party, people and army of Vinh Long province, of which the festival event is one of the typical examples.
Recreating the image of a rural river market on Thay Cai canal at the 1st Red Brick and Ceramic Festival - Green Economy of Vinh Long province in 2024. A unique suggestion in the process of building craft village tourism products. Photo: TRAN THANH SANG
Vinh Long has done its best for the success of a major cultural event of the province. People and tourists from inside and outside the province witnessed many special activities taking place for the first time along Thay Cai (Mang Thit) canal at the same time as important activities taking place in Vinh Long city, which met the general spirit and meaningful purpose of the festival.
The activities were quite attractive and engaging with many rich activities, specifically: The space on the wharf and under the boat recreates the floating market - a unique cultural feature of the people in the West; the space for displaying and experiencing ceramic brick production introduces and creates conditions for visitors to experience and learn more about the story of the craft village; organizes a famtrip group to experience Vinh Long tourism; a culinary contest and sets a record of 102 dishes made from bean curd and served with bean curd for the first time in Vietnam; bringing water puppetry and LED kites to the locality for the first time to serve the people and tourists.
Children playing with soil and experiencing will sow the seeds of love for the heritage of craft villages for future generations.
In particular, relevant sectors have mobilized many enterprises inside and outside the province to participate in the exhibition area of OCOP products, typical rural industrial products and local specialties, tourism and service exhibition areas, etc. The exhibition area with the participation of 16 provinces and cities and 13 enterprises and sponsors with 242 booths, attracted over 30,000 visitors and shoppers.
With what has been achieved since the first organization, we have more strength, will, belief, and expectation to elevate the heritage of Mang Thit red brick and ceramic village in the near future.
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