Dear leaders of central ministries and branches; leaders and former leaders of Ninh Binh province and localities,
Dear international guests; dear distinguished delegates,
Dear comrades, people and tourists,
Today, in the land of Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, I am very pleased to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2nd Ninh Binh - Trang An Festival, 2023, with the theme "Heritage Colors - Convergence and Spread". This is a National cultural and tourism event, also a unique festival brand of Ninh Binh, aims to connect heritages and inter-regional tourism centers, promote cultural exchange activities, and promote heritage values in the socio-economic development of localities and regions.
On the eve of the New Year 2024, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, I warmly welcome and would like to send my best wishes to distinguished delegates, international guests, art troupes, artists, and all comrades, people and tourists.
Dear comrades and delegates,
Ninh Binh is a land with a rich history and culture, blessed by nature with beautiful and unique landscapes, possessing a high concentration of relics and scenic spots, especially the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex which has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage - the only mixed heritage in Southeast Asia to date.
Going back in history, tens of thousands of years ago, Ninh Binh was the place where prehistoric people lived in caves and rock shelters, then went out to conquer the fertile plains, contributing to the formation of Dong Son culture - the ancient Vietnamese civilization that flourished from the 7th century BC. This place was also an important economic and commercial center of the country. In particular, by the 10th century, Hoa Lu became the capital of Dai Co Viet State - a State that played a great role in the process of building independence and national revival; creating the foundation for the later establishment of Thang Long - Hanoi.
With such a long history, Ninh Binh has formed a massive and rich cultural heritage. From heritages associated with religion and beliefs such as: Vu Lam Palace, Nhat Tru Pagoda, Buddhist Scripture Pillar, Bai Dinh Pagoda, Phat Diem Stone Church; to art forms of Cheo singing, Xam singing, unique cultural festivals, along with traditional crafts, good customs and practices. In particular, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is a unique and rare blend of natural landscapes with biodiversity, geological changes over millions of years of history. The combination of tangible and intangible cultural heritage has created identities that few places have in this land.
Promoting those good values, in recent times, Ninh Binh has made remarkable progress, from a purely agricultural, small-scale economy, it has made a spectacular breakthrough, becoming a comprehensively developed province, in which some areas such as tourism, automobile industry, agricultural processing have had outstanding development. Up to now, the province has balanced its own budget and has regulated it to the Central Government. The economic growth rate in 2023 reached 7.27%, higher than the national average.
Identifying culture as the most important resource and tourism as a prominent strength, Ninh Binh has continuously invested in renovating, restoring, preserving and promoting the value of cultural heritages. The innovation in the way of organizing the Festival this time also shows the province's determination to promote the great role of culture in the socio-economic development of the locality and contribute to the overall development of the country .
On this occasion, I would like to commend and highly appreciate Ninh Binh and other localities across the country for their many activities in preserving, honoring and promoting the value of cultural heritages - precious assets and pride of our nation.
Hopefully, Ninh Binh - Trang An Festival will continue to receive widespread support and participation from organizations, individuals, people and tourists at home and abroad, becoming a unique cultural brand of Ninh Binh, of national and international stature.
Dear comrades and delegates,
Preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of regions and ethnic groups is a very important task, contributing to implementing the direction of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Cultural Conference, which is: to continue to build, preserve and develop an advanced Vietnamese culture, imbued with national identity, truly a "spiritual foundation", "development motivation" and "lighting the way for the nation"; promoting cultural values to become the strength of the Vietnamese people, arousing the aspiration to develop a prosperous and prosperous country.
Believing that, together with the whole country, the Party Committee and the People of Ninh Binh province will continue to uphold the spirit of solidarity, patriotism, the aspiration to rise up, maximize the potential, unique values and advantages of the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, determined to build Ninh Binh into a centrally-run city by 2035; one of the leading localities in the country in developing cultural industry, a typical model of harmoniously combining heritage restoration and conservation with green growth and sustainable development.
I wish all distinguished guests, comrades, people and tourists good health and happiness.
Wishing the 2nd Ninh Binh - Trang An Festival in 2023 a great success.
Thank you very much.
(*) Title set by the Newspaper
⇒ Opening of the 2nd Ninh Binh-Trang An Festival, 2023
⇒ Ninh Binh aims to build its own festival brand, attract and expand domestic and international cultural exchange activities (*)
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