In the effort to build a system of cultural institutions in Ho Chi Minh City, many good and effective ways have been born, many ideas have shown high feasibility.
In Ho Chi Minh City, Hoc Mon Eco-tourism Park and Thoi Tu Stadium have just been put into use by Hoc Mon district and have immediately attracted a large number of people.
Many practical models
Mr. Nguyen Van Hay, Head of the Department of Culture - Science and Information of Hoc Mon district, said that the above two locations were invested from the budget.
In particular, Hoc Mon Eco-tourism Park has an area of nearly 6 hectares with many items such as square, canteen, water surface area, outdoor sports area, swimming pool, tourist service area... attracting 500 visitors every day, not to mention holidays and Tet. The reason why the park attracts a large number of people is because of the green space, lake, and harmoniously arranged facilities, both modern and rustic. Here, a variety of performances, competitions, performances, amateur music, and day tours for students are regularly organized.
Daily images at Hoc Mon Eco-tourism Park. Photo: THU HONG
Thoi Tu Stadium has just been upgraded and repaired in phase 1, and is currently constructing phase 2 with a multi-purpose sports complex and a nearly 8,000 m2 soccer field. Every day, the stadium attracts hundreds of people to practice. In the near future, Hoc Mon district will continue to upgrade the cultural facilities of the communes.
Similarly, the District 11 Labor Culture House is known for its many practical activities to serve the needs of improving people's spiritual lives. Mr. Luong Phuong Quan, Director of the District 11 Labor Culture House, said that the factor that helps maintain effective activities despite limited space and personnel is thanks to the appropriate content and dedication of the staff. "Every year, the culture house surveys the needs of workers at enterprises, from which it organizes appropriate learning and entertainment classes," said Mr. Quan. With the motto "lighted and mobile", many fun and creative game shows are brought to each facility by the culture house, organized right at the factory after working hours for workers to access and enjoy.
Mobilizing multiple resources
Sharing with reporters of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy affirmed that developing cultural and sports institutions is the core content in the strategy and development orientation of the culture and sports sector. The city always focuses on investment, wishing to attract many domestic and foreign resources to develop the cultural industry, sports economy, and build large-scale cultural and sports institutions.
Ms. Thuy said that the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council has approved a list of 23 projects to call for investment under the public-private partnership model. Notable among these are the Phu Tho Racecourse project, Rach Chiec National Sports Complex, Ben Thanh Theater... The city has also organized a conference to promote investment in projects in the cultural and sports sector, and so far dozens of investors have expressed interest and proposed to implement 14 key projects.
The Department has coordinated with relevant parties to guide investors to conduct field surveys, research, and hire consulting units. Due to the adjustment of the latest law, investors are updating and completing their documents. It is expected that by the end of March, they will be sent to the Department of Culture and Sports to implement the next steps.
Need a systematic investment strategy
Mr. Cao Thanh Binh, Head of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, acknowledged that cultural institutional projects have been planned. The key issue is to prioritize resources for investment commensurate with a special urban area, thereby organizing cultural and sporting events of national, regional and international stature.
Mr. Binh also agreed that during the implementation process, Ho Chi Minh City needs to continue to call for investment and socialization while giving certain budget priorities.
Dr. Nguyen Thuy Vu, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Training and Advanced Education, commented that although Ho Chi Minh City is on par with many large cities in the region, in order to reach international standards, it needs to invest heavily and have a systematic strategy to develop a system of modern, creative, and classy cultural institutions. Through that, it will soon have a large international-standard theater to meet the needs of top-notch artistic events such as symphony concerts, ballets, operas, etc. After that, it will continue to invest in cultural and sports complexes combined with tourism exploitation, creating places for cultural and artistic activities for residents and tourists.
With the characteristic of many museums being red addresses that attract generations of city residents and tourists to learn, the city needs to upgrade further in the direction of not only static exhibitions but also applying virtual reality technology (VR), digital interaction, helping to bring the feeling of experience to life... "The most important thing is still human resources. Ho Chi Minh City needs to cooperate in training cultural human resources with countries with developed creative industries such as the UK, France, Japan, Korea... to build a team of professional managers and artists with a global mindset. Only then can the city operate a professional and classy cultural institution system" - Dr. Nguyen Thuy Vu expressed his opinion.
(*) See Lao Dong Newspaper from issue dated March 13
More than 4,900 institutions of Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space
Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee said that in the area, there are more than 4,900 models and institutions of Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space at the headquarters of agencies, units, historical relics, traditional houses, libraries, religious and belief establishments, schools, businesses, apartments...
Ho Chi Minh Museum - Ho Chi Minh City Branch and the system of Cultural Spaces about the Man have long become ideal destinations for people and tourists. Photo: HOANG TRIEU
The city has strengthened digital transformation, bringing Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space online through the form of online museums and electronic libraries. Parallel work is to provide information and images combined with QR code scanning applications and 3D space for readers and viewers to easily access documents and materials about President Ho Chi Minh. Currently, about 80% of models and institutions of Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space have QR code scanning applications.
Fly high on magnificent wings
In Ho Chi Minh City in 2005, the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe canal area was an ideal place for us, first-year sociology students, to put our knowledge from the classroom into practice.
The foul-smelling, muddy water, the makeshift houses and the miserable lives of the people inside are a miniature society, almost isolated from the glitz and brilliance not far away... that is what attracted us to learn.
And then a few years later, the canal got a new look through a determined project. Since then, everything has changed miraculously. Now, along the gentle flow are two proud and spacious roads, Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, modern buildings reaching up to the blue sky and a park many kilometers long, always filled with the joy of people coming to relax or visit.
The amazing transformation of Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal is one of many examples of the development of Ho Chi Minh City. Looking at the bigger picture, to gain a leading position in many fields, confident with the symbol of dynamism, creativity, humanity..., the city has done a lot - from efforts to develop the economy, ensure social security to improve the spiritual life of the people.
The most recent proof of the above is that besides the determination to achieve double-digit economic growth from 2025, cultural institutions are also focused on improving and perfecting.
Dozens of cultural and sports facilities; expansion of many museums associated with the construction of Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space; restoration and embellishment of historical relics... are among 61 typical city-level works, programs and projects competing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification, affirming the determination to bring people comfort in receiving knowledge, enjoying culture, and relieving the need for entertainment and training...
Of course, determination is one thing, but turning that determination into concrete products is still a long way off.
However, as the story of the changing canal brings everything to change, we believe that in the near future, with the heart and enthusiasm of the city possessing many outstanding citizens..., the cultural institution system will be optimized and shine. The city named after Uncle Ho is believed to fly high on splendid wings with one side being economic development, the other side being the response to spiritual life.
Ngoc Ky
Source: https://nld.com.vn/nang-tam-voc-do-thi-dac-biet-toi-uu-thiet-che-van-hoa-196250315203313076.htm
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