On the afternoon of 19th August, Mrs. Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, Deputy Standing Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ha Noi chaired a meeting with the Cultural Heritage Association of Thang Long – Ha Noi on the current progress and primary orientations for the coming period.
Deputy Standing Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ha Noi, Ngo Thi Thanh Hang in a group photo with the Cultural Heritage Association of Thang Long – Ha Noi
In reporting to the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ha Noi, Chairman of the Cultural Heritage Association of Thang Long – Ha Noi said the Association was established since 2001, with 60 members, until now its membership has increased to 2,300 and 34 grasssroots units. For the last years, the Association has organized a number of activities, making positive contribution to the cause of conservation and promotion of the cultural heritage values of the Capital. Remarkably, it has taken part in publishing dozens of printed materials in service of propagandization of cultural heritages, of which some booklets should be noted are “Found in Viet Nam’s cultural heritages, Thang Long – Ha Noi”, Ha Noi – Revolutionary Anti-Resistance relics and Keepsakes of President Ho Chi Minh”, “Ha Noi – Landscapes and Relics (2 Editions)”, “Ha Noi – Tradition and Heritage”, etc…
The Association has also conducted scientific and practical research works in the area of cultural tradition and heritage. For the past 15 year, the Association has campaigned and partaken in embellishment and renovation of many relics with the funding sourced from socialized activities worth of more than 15 billion dong. Especially, the Association has initiated and taken the lead in the building of Queen Le Ngoc Han’s Memorial in Ninh Hiep village, Gia Lam district by the socialized funding worthy 14 billion dong.
With such outcomes and exploits, the Cultural Heritage Association of Thang Long – Ha Noi has received various certifications of commendment from the Government and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ha Noi, Ngo Thi Thanh Hang noted and highly acknowledged the results the Culture Heritage Association of Ha Noi has achieved during the past time, with a large number of concrete and substantive activities which have made important contributions to upholding and bringing into play the Capital’s cultural heritages.
Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ha Noi, Ngo Thi Thanh Hang speaking at the working session
According to the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ha Noi, the former Thang Long and the present Ha Noi is a place, concentrating thickly and densely cultural heritages of differrent kinds. In recent years now, though much attention has been attached to it, Ha Noi has yet to tap and make the best use of her cultural potential and advantages. “Many nations and cities in the world have done very well with the conservation of heritages, and every year have attracted a large number of visitors to the sites”. She went on saying that the constraints in the development of culture and tourism of Ha Noi should above all be held accountable to the levels and branches.
To overcome the situation, most recently the Municipal Party Committee of Ha Noi has issued a Resolution on Development of Tourism, in which bringing into full play the Capital’s cultural values has been identified as one of the key tasks. I hope that the Cultural Heritage Association of Thang Long – Ha Noi would be more actively participating in the process of upkeeping and promoting the cultural heritage values on the site . “For example, in terms of propagandization, with their intellectuality and keenness, the Association’s members may help write introductory words to spiritualize every relic so that tour guides could convey the messages to tourists in a more attractive and interesting manner”. thổi hồn vào từng di tích để hướng dẫn viên chuyển tải đến du khách một cách lôi cuốn, sinh động hơn” she added.
She also requested that the Departments, agencies and branches be concerned, create more favourable conditions and collaborate closely with the Cultural Heritage Association of Thang Long – Ha Noi in the field of cultural activities, in contribution to maintaning, conserving the cultural treasure of the Capital and country; at the same time, perceiving, studying and considering the petitions proposed by the Cultural Heritage Association of Thang Long – Ha Noi on commending and awarding a number of collectives and individuals on the occassion of celebrating the upcoming 15thFounding Anniversry of the Association.
Nguyen Van