Vibrant vitality from special cultural space

Through many creative methods, up to now, Ho Chi Minh City has more than 4,500 Ho Chi Minh Cultural Spaces. Many models have innovated the form and content of propaganda, helping to promote the effectiveness and spread the example of President Ho Chi Minh in the community.

Unique coffee space with Uncle Ho

After a busy year-end workday, Mr. Nguyen Hoai An, an employee of an interior design company, chose to relax at LeLaz coffee shop (District 6, Ho Chi Minh City). Ordering a cup of coffee, then as usual, Mr. Hoai An went to the bookshelf and chose the book Uncle Ho with the South, the South with Uncle Ho.

Many young people come to read books at Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space at LeLaz coffee shop, District 6.

That day, Mr. Hoai An also invited a friend to come along. His purpose was to introduce to his friend a space for reading, relaxing, and more importantly, to let him know that there is a unique Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space displayed at the coffee shop. From his introduction, his friend also chose the book Implementing the Sacred Testament of President Ho Chi Minh and read it in a space of gentle music and a cheerful decoration of the shop in spring colors. Mr. Hoai An often chooses to sit in a shop with a space for reading, especially those with shelves of books about Uncle Ho, and every time he comes, he chooses a book to read. "The more I learn about Uncle Ho's life, the more motivated I feel to work, study and improve my knowledge. Uncle Ho is a great example of learning," Mr. Hoai An expressed.

Like Mr. Hoai An and his friends, recently, many young people have enjoyed the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space in LeLaz and many other shops in Ho Chi Minh City. The spaces are mostly designed as small, rustic bookshelves with many books about the life, career and Testament of President Ho Chi Minh.

Young people come to read books about Uncle Ho at the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space at a coffee shop in District 6.

Meanwhile, at Hung Minh Tu Pagoda (Ward 10, District 6), where every day about 400-500 people come to the traditional medicine clinic to see a doctor and get medicine. The pagoda's management board and the Party Committee of Ward 10 implemented the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space right at the entrance to the pharmacy, helping people have a space to rest and conveniently visit and learn while waiting.

As a person who comes to the pharmacy every week to see a doctor, Mr. Le Thanh Vu (62 years old) said that while waiting for his turn, he always stops by the space to read books about Uncle Ho. "Now this space is like a familiar place for me as well as many other people who come here," Mr. Vu shared. According to Mr. Tran Ngoc Giau, General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space was previously located in the main hall. When seeing people coming to the oriental medicine room, the Executive Committee moved the space to this area with the hope that more people could approach and learn from Uncle Ho.

Spreading His footsteps

The first time Phathalinh, a Laotian student studying at Nguyen Tat Thanh University, came to her foster mother’s house, she was surprised to see many pictures, sayings and books about President Ho Chi Minh displayed in the living room. When her mother Saligia (a Cham ethnic, living in Ward 11, District 8), who is raising 3 Laotian students in the program “Vietnamese Family with Laotian and Cambodian Students”, introduced this as the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space that she had implemented with the theme: “Family”, Phathalinh became even more curious and extremely excited.

Then, during the family gatherings and warm meals in the small living room, Mrs. Saligia introduced and told stories about Uncle Ho's simple life, his thoughts on family, diplomatic activities with international friends... Every time she heard her mother tell stories about Uncle Ho with pride, Phathalinh and Mrs. Saligia's children understood and loved President Ho Chi Minh more.

“Before coming to Vietnam to study, I knew about President Ho Chi Minh. But since becoming Saligia’s adopted child, I understand more about Uncle Ho - the father of the Vietnamese people,” Phathalinh confided.

Ms. Saligia said that she chose to create a space about Uncle Ho in her family because of her boundless love for Uncle Ho and her desire to educate and spread his example to her children. Through art practice sessions and meetings with the women in this place, she has helped many Cham ethnic women have the opportunity to approach and learn from Uncle Ho's moral example.

Ho Chi Minh cultural spaces at home like Mrs. Saligia's have been implemented and spread by many families. Along with that, thousands of spaces about Uncle Ho have also been implemented by localities and units in creative and unique ways with tangible and intangible values ​​that are widely replicated and close to the people.

Joining the people busy decorating for Tet in the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space area in the form of an open space in the park in Ward 14, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Tan, Secretary of the Party Cell of Ward 14 (Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1) shared: for a long time, Saigon - Gia Dinh - the place that holds many imprints of Uncle Ho on his journey to find a way to save the country and is the place where Uncle Ho always longed to return, as he once said: "The South is in my heart". Therefore, building the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space is not only an honor but also a responsibility of every citizen of the city named after him.

Thai Phuong

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/suc-song-manh-liet-tu-khong-gian-van-hoa-dac-biet-post778985.html