- Dear comrade! After a period of preparation, the programs within the framework of the 2024 Peace Festival with a series of meaningful, unique and attractive activities have basically been completed. Could you please tell us what activities will be included in the program of the festival? - Quang Tri is a land that has suffered much pain and loss due to war, a place that expresses the nation's eternal desire for peace, a place where human conscience always looks towards, admires, sympathizes and shares deeply. Therefore, Quang Tri, "the sacred land of peace blossoming", was chosen as the venue for the Peace Festival, a suitable choice, the right connection point, the right "bridge", the right touch point. Especially in the current context, where hot spots of armed conflicts and violence continuously appear in the world, the value of peace needs to be consolidated and promoted more than ever. The Festival for Peace is organized to honor the value of peace, contributing to enhancing the position and image of the country, of Quang Tri, building Quang Tri into a cultural space for peace, a destination for peace. With the desire to create a destination of peace, overcoming the pain and loss, everyone is immersed in the desire to live, the desire to develop. Along with the activities of gratitude and commemoration, the festival program is designed with many cultural, artistic, entertainment, sports, culinary activities..., organized in many different spaces, many different levels for many subjects, especially the young generation. Within the framework of the Festival for Peace, there will be many meaningful activities to honor the value of peace, spread the message of peace of Vietnam, at the same time promote and introduce to international friends the beauty of nature, scenic spots and cultural, artistic, tourism activities as well as the socio-economic potential of Quang Tri province. The program has the following main activities: Cycling Festival for Peace; Opening of the Festival for Peace; Music exchange "Melody of Peace"; Cultural and culinary festival "Taste of the sunny flower land"; Program "Peaceful wishes". 
Vice Chairman of Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nam and US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink visited Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery in August 2019 - Photo: Quoc Nam
The Cycling for Peace Festival is an activity before the opening ceremony of the festival with the content of a bicycle parade, organizing a number of short races; visiting, giving gifts, environmental activities and promoting the festival. This activity will be held from the Hien Luong-Ben Hai National Special Relic Site to the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery and the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel National Special Relic. The target is domestic and international amateur cyclists (Laos, Cambodia, Thailand...), the number of athletes participating is from 500 to 1,000 people. The Festival for Peace will be opened at the Hien Luong-Ben Hai National Special Relic Site with the theme: "Connecting bridges". This will be a grand art program with the participation of many famous domestic and international artists, with a multi-space music stage. The music exchange program "Melody of Peace", including Trinh Cong Son's music night with the theme "Song of Peace" will be held on the evening of July 13 at Fidel Park, Dong Ha City. The international music exchange program Melody of Peace will take place on July 20 at the Provincial Cultural and Cinema Center. The cultural and culinary festival "Taste of the sunny flower land" will take place from July 12-14 at Cua Viet Tourist Area with typical special dishes, demonstrating the culinary culture of the three regions of Vietnam and the world. The program "Peaceful Wish" will take place on the evening of July 26 at the Flower Dropping Wharf on the North Bank of Thach Han River and the special national relic of the Ancient Citadel. The main theme of the program is to honor and admire the heroic martyrs who sacrificed for the cause of protecting the independence of the Fatherland, and also to commemorate the victims of war around the world. In addition to the above activities, the festival will have many meaningful activities in response to the Festival for Peace, especially the political art program "Parallel 17 - Aspiration for Peace" which is a practical activity to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Agreement (July 21, 1954 - 2024), the establishment of Vinh Linh Special Zone (August 25, 1954 - 2025) taking place on the evening of July 19, 2024 at the Northern Flag Tower area of the Hien Luong - Ben Hai National Special Relic Site... - Dear comrade! The special feature of the Festival for Peace is that it is an "open" festival, with an opening but no closing ceremony, this is to convey a message that peace is always the desire and aspiration for everlasting existence of mankind. What are the highlights of the opening program of the festival, comrade? - The opening program has the theme "Connecting bridges" with an opening ceremony and a special art program. This is the first time there is a music stage combining multiple spaces on the shore, under the river and in the air connecting the two North-South axes of Hien Luong River, creating a three-point art program in one performance space. The artistic idea is an emotional touch point carrying the spirit of integration of Vietnam, expected to be a program of national and international scope with the focus on Quang Tri land, where the relics of a glorious and heroic time of great stature are preserved, connecting international friendship with historical sediments - friendly people - unique culture. The art program has 3 chapters, including: chapter 1 "Wish", suggesting the idea of peace, the value of love; chapter 2 "Connecting Sound", highlighting Vietnam as a peace-loving nation, a link to create peace and Quang Tri with Hien Luong bridge carrying the pain of division becoming a symbol of the aspiration for unity, peace, and national harmony; Chapter 3 "Song of Joy", conveys the message of joining hands to build peace, bringing the aspiration for a world of harmony, joining hands together. Art will join hands to aspire for the spirit of global solidarity, harmony regardless of skin color, ethnicity to connect and build peace for all mankind. The program will end with an artistic fireworks display. Peace is an eternal value, an everlasting aspiration of mankind. Therefore, the Festival for Peace will be an open festival, with only the opening day with a series of activities but no closing day with the intention that Quang Tri aims for is that whenever visitors set foot in Quang Tri, they will feel special emotions. - Dear comrade, up to this point, how has the preparation work been carried out? - The Festival for Peace is of the largest scale and expectation ever in the locality. Therefore, Quang Tri province is carefully preparing each work content, calling for the participation of the whole society so that the festival can truly spread positively in social life, especially effectively serving tourism development in the province. Up to now, the main tasks of the festival have been basically prepared at a ready level, from the Government's policy of agreement, support, guidance of central ministries, departments and branches; program development; mobilizing human resources, socialized resources to connecting and receiving the companionship of domestic and international agencies and organizations; preparing the mindset for the people to welcome tourists... Specific tasks such as infrastructure improvement, building traffic diversion plans, ensuring security and order, ensuring health, food hygiene and safety, improving the quality of accommodation and dining establishments, training, professional training for service providers, developing training programs... are being implemented according to plan. Quang Tri is the place where the festival is initiated and organized with the contribution of many organizations and individuals working together to create value. Each person coming to Quang Tri is a peace ambassador, bringing peace into the festival space. Therefore, we hope to continue to receive the attention of the Government, the support, companionship, and participation of ministries, central agencies, provinces, cities, organizations, individuals, domestic and foreign tourists and happily welcome delegates, friends, and tourists from near and far to Quang Tri. - Thank you, comrade!
Author: Quang Tri Online
Source: https://ipa.quangtri.gov.vn/vi/tin-tuc-su-kien/tin-moi-nhat/le-hoi-vi-hoa-binh-mien-dat-thieng-no-hoa-hoa-binh-478.html
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