Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc: Red Brick and Pottery Festival

On the evening of November 16, in Mang Thit district, Vinh Long province, the opening ceremony of the "Red Brick and Ceramic Festival - Green Economy" was held. Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc attended and delivered a speech.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc, in the current context, when climate change and environmental pollution are becoming global challenges, sustainable economic development and building a green economy are extremely necessary. Therefore, the Red Brick and Pottery Festival - Green Economy in Vinh Long has great significance and is a pioneering step, demonstrating the long-term vision and innovation of the locality.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc attended and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the "Red Brick and Ceramic Festival - Green Economy" organized by Vinh Long province on the evening of November 16. Photo: MT

This event not only promotes the development of the industry, but also honors the traditional values, history, and unique cultural identity of the heroic land of Vinh Long, determined to transform itself.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that hundreds of years ago, the red brick and ceramic industry was formed and developed in Vinh Long, where the Tien and Hau rivers meet with rare ancient clay mines. From hundreds of millions of cubic meters of alluvium deposited over the ups and downs of time, red brick and ceramic have survived and developed, with products spreading throughout the country and internationally.

The Deputy Prime Minister assessed that this event is not only a cultural event, but also an opportunity for Vinh Long to introduce the image of a green, sustainable economy, an attractive destination for domestic and international tourists. Hopefully, in the coming time, the red brick and ceramic industry will develop to a new height, the products will be diverse, rich, sophisticated, beautiful designs, better quality will reach out to the world.

Accordingly, the red brick kilns will become brilliant castles, sparkling under the sunlight. This place not only creates rare and valuable products, but is also an attractive destination for tourists when coming to the Mekong Delta.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc believes that Vinh Long province will continue to uphold the spirit of solidarity, the desire to rise up, maximize its potential and unique values, and be determined to build Vinh Long into an increasingly rich and beautiful province, a typical model of harmoniously combining heritage restoration and conservation with green economic growth and sustainable development.

Farmers work in a red brick and ceramic village in Mang Thit district, Vinh Long province.

Red brick and ceramic craft village in Vinh Long province.

Mr. Lu Quang Ngoi - Chairman of Vinh Long Provincial People's Committee promised the Deputy Prime Minister and the central ministries and branches that in the coming time, Vinh Long province will concretize solutions to preserve and promote cultural values ​​associated with exploiting the tourism potential of Mang Thit red brick and ceramic craft village, as well as build and effectively exploit the Mekong Delta Agricultural Museum on the basis of linking with the strategies, planning, and plans of the whole country, the region and the province, in order to serve the economic and tourism development of the province.

Mr. Ngoi thanked the central ministries, branches, scientists, and domestic and foreign artists for actively supporting Vinh Long to complete the master plan for the construction of Mang Thit brick and pottery kiln area (which was recently approved on November 15).

In the coming time, Vinh Long province hopes to continue to receive more attention and direction from the leaders of the Party and State, the attention and support of the ministries, departments, central agencies, and other provinces and cities, to contribute to turning the ideas in the planning project into reality, to be able to both preserve and awaken the potential, open up the prospect of connection, and enhance the tourism of Vinh Long.

Source: https://danviet.vn/pho-thu-tuong-ho-duc-phoc-festival-gach-gom-do-kinh-te-xanh-tai-vinh-long-la-mot-buoc-di-tien-phong-20241116210950138.htm