Attending the opening ceremony were Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Le Hong Son.
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman Le Hong Son, said that Hanoi is a heroic capital and peaceful city with many historic and cultural heritages, which is also home of many publishers, libraries, thus making favourable conditions to enhance the spiritual life and develop a reading culture for municipal residents.
Hanoi Book Festival is an annual event with the aims to develop a reading culture among communities, contributing to promote publishing industry, as well as honour the value of Hanoi's heritage, he added.
Themed “Books and Heritage”, this year’s festival was part of the capital’s key events to celebrate the 61st anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation (October 10, 1954).
The fesival features 167 booths with more than 20,000 books of various genres on display. Different sections were organised for calligraphy writing, book colouring.
In addition, “ca tru” and “trau van” singing while dozens of panel discussions and talks between readers, authors and book researchers were also included during the event.
Especially, an impressive book road was arranged in the center the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan said the festival aimed to contribute to a strategy for the development of a reading culture in Vietnam that the ministry has been implementing.
The Deputy Minister hoped Hanoi and other provinces nationwide would pay greater attention to developing a reading culture among communities.
During the week-long festival, the Organising Board will collect book donations. The donated books will be presented to schools in mountainous communes and naval solders on Truong Sa and Ly Son Islands.
The festival will run through October 5.
Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Le Hong Son attends the festival.
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Hanoi Book Festival is an annual event with the aims to develop a reading culture among communities, contributing to promote publishing industry, as well as honour the value of Hanoi's heritage, he added.
Themed “Books and Heritage”, this year’s festival was part of the capital’s key events to celebrate the 61st anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation (October 10, 1954).
The fesival features 167 booths with more than 20,000 books of various genres on display. Different sections were organised for calligraphy writing, book colouring.
Hanoi Book Festival attracts people of all ages.
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Especially, an impressive book road was arranged in the center the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan said the festival aimed to contribute to a strategy for the development of a reading culture in Vietnam that the ministry has been implementing.
The Deputy Minister hoped Hanoi and other provinces nationwide would pay greater attention to developing a reading culture among communities.
The impressive book road was arranged in the center the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.
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The festival will run through October 5.
