On the morning of April 23, the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee to organize the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition "Vietnam - A strip of mountains and rivers" and "Ho Chi Minh City echoes the triumphal song forever" at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street.
The opening ceremony was attended by Mr. Phan Xuan Thuy - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, Ms. Van Thi Bach Tuyet - Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong - Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and representatives of leaders of central and city agencies.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Van Thi Bach Tuyet - Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee said that this is a practical cultural activity to celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2026), the 140th anniversary of International Labor Day (May 1, 1886 - May 1, 2026); towards the 136th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birth (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2026), the 115th anniversary of Him leaving to find a way to save the country (June 5, 1911 - May 6, 2026) and the 50th anniversary of Saigon - Gia Dinh City officially honored to be named after President Ho Chi Minh (July 2, 1976 - July 2, 2026).
Today's photo exhibition aims to introduce 153 typical art photo works, selected from photo contests and exhibitions "Fatherland by the waves" and "Proud of a border strip" chaired by the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission in the period 2020 - 2025.
The works vividly depict the majestic beauty of Vietnam's mountains and rivers from mountainous areas, borders to the sacred sea and islands of the Fatherland; clearly reflecting the life, labor, and struggle of ethnic minorities, cadres, soldiers and people across the country.
In particular, the exhibition dedicates a solemn space to vividly recreate the heroic struggle of the army and people of the South in the resistance war against the US for national salvation. This is a journey full of sacrifices, hardships but extremely glorious for the entire Vietnamese nation.
The exhibition also highlights the outstanding and comprehensive achievements of Ho Chi Minh City after more than half a century of construction and development.
From a city suffering many losses after the war, Ho Chi Minh City has risen strongly, promoting dynamic, creative, breakthrough traditions, daring to think, daring to do, pioneering in innovation, gradually removing difficulties, proactively adapting to the new situation, proposing many solutions to liberate labor, promote production, stabilize and improve the quality of people's lives.
Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee emphasized that this exhibition is also an opportunity to promote the image of a peaceful, stable, developing, friendly and culturally rich Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular to international friends.
Visiting the photo exhibition, Ms. Phan Thi Vinh Tien (Cau Ong Lanh ward) emotionally shared that the photo exhibition is compiled from many aspects, many different tasks to create a beautiful overall picture of the country's mountains and rivers. From the smallest details to the overall picture today, the exhibition space is arranged very harmoniously, airy, bringing to city residents a wide open view.
That makes me feel very much love for Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, love for the images and also the work shown in that picture" - Ms. Tien shared.
Photo exhibition "Vietnam - A strip of mountains and rivers" and "Ho Chi Minh City echoes triumphantly" lasts until the end of May 12.
