On October 12, the People’s Committee of Thuong Tin District held a ceremony to inaugurate the Traditional House and District Library, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 – October 10, 2024).
The Traditional House and Library are located within the district’s Cultural, Information, and Sports Center. Construction of the facilities began in August 2023, with a total investment of over 40 billion VND. These new landmarks are part of Thuong Tin’s efforts to enhance its cultural and educational infrastructure, providing the community with valuable spaces for heritage preservation, learning, and public engagement.
Traditional House and Library of Thuong Tin District
Photo: Thuong Tin District Portal
The Traditional House and Library of Thuong Tin District is 3 stories high, over 1,300 m2 wide with a total floor area of about 3,700 m2 including functional rooms, exhibition areas, halls… and items such as yard, gate, fire protection system, fence.
Delegates perform the ceremony of attaching the construction signboard
Photo: Thuong Tin District Portal
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Nguyen Tien Minh, Secretary of the Thuong Tin District Party Committee, praised the efforts and contributions of organizations, individuals, and businesses who have supported the project. Thanks to their dedication, valuable artifacts with cultural and historical significance were gathered in a short period, symbolizing the development of the local community. He urged agencies, units, officials, businesses, as well as local residents and traditional craft production facilities, to continue mobilizing resources for further equipping the exhibition rooms. The investment in infrastructure, the purchase of artifacts, books, and other culturally, economically, and historically valuable items for display in the Traditional House’s exhibition rooms and library will not only preserve historical values but also introduce visitors to the famous local craft products when they visit Thuong Tin.
As a result, several exhibition rooms have already benefited from social mobilization, with contributions from businesses, residents, and craft production facilities. Approximately 350 paintings and photographs, thousands of books, decorative wooden boards with couplets, and many valuable historical artifacts from local traditional craft villages are now being displayed, gradually creating a vibrant and dynamic space for the Traditional House and Library.
Delegates visited the Traditional House and District Library.
Photo: Thuong Tin District Portal
At the inauguration ceremony, writer Dieu An (the daughter of the veteran journalist and revolutionary Nguyen Ba Khoan, 1917-2013, from Nghiem Xuyen Commune) donated several valuable books to the Thuong Tin District Library.
Phu Binh