Hanoi’s authorities and people should step up efforts to develop a
healthy cultural environment and raise the image of civilised Hanoians
in order to make the capital a leading cultural centre in the country.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi
Municipal Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi made this request at a
conference in Hanoi on May 29 to review the 15-year implementation
of the Resolution on building and developing a modern Vietnamese
national culture.
Secretary Nghi urged the city
administration to preserve and develop Thang Long’s old-age culture and
speed up the implementation of the ‘People United to Create a Cultural
Lifestyle in their Living Areas’ campaign.
Over the past
years, Hanoi has significantly preserved and promoted the
traditional, time-honoured cultural values of Thang Long, as well as
fostering cultural exchanges with other cities in and outside the
country.
The city authorities have spent thousands of
billions of Vietnamese dong upgrading cultural institutions such as the
Hanoi Museum , the Hanoi City Library, the Dai Nam and Kim Dong
theatres, and the Hoa Binh Park , to meet city dwellers’
increasing demand for entertainment.
At the conference,
the Hanoi Municipal Party Committee awarded certificates of merit to 47
collectives and 28 individuals that have made significant contributions
to the city’s cultural development.-VNA