Nghe An: Launching response to Book Day and Reading Culture (April 21)
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 14, at Ly Nhat Quang Secondary School (Do Luong), the Department of Culture and Sports coordinated with Do Luong district to organize a launching ceremony in response to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day, the 4th Nghe An Province Reading Culture Ambassador Contest, 2022.
Attending the launching ceremony were leaders of the Department of Culture and Sports; representatives of provincial departments, branches, and units; representatives of sponsors; leaders of Do Luong district and teachers and students of Ly Nhat Quang Secondary School and other schools in Do Luong district.
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| Scene of the launching ceremony. Photo: Cong Kien |
At the ceremony, on behalf of the leaders of the Department of Culture and Sports, comrade Quach Thi Cuong - Deputy Director of the Department launched the response to Book andReading cultureVietnam, The 4th Nghe An Province Reading Culture Ambassador Contest, 2022. In order to affirm the role of books and promote the development of reading culture, in 2017, the Government approved the Project "Developing reading culture in the community".
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| Delegates attending the launching ceremony. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Comrade Quach Thi Cuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports launched the response to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day, the 4th Nghe An Province Reading Culture Ambassador Contest, 2022. Photo: Cong Kien |
In 2021, the Government signed a Decision to take April 21 of each year asBook Dayand Vietnamese Reading Culture. Thereby, affirming the position, role and importance of books; honoring readers, creators, publishers, printers, distributors; enhancing the responsibility of all levels, sectors, functional agencies and social organizations for building and developing Vietnamese reading culture.
In 2019, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest. Since then, there have been an average of nearly 1 million entries nationwide each year (about 69,000 entries from Nghe An alone). This year,competitionWith the theme "Aspiration to develop the country", the exam questions were improved to promote thinking ability and encourage candidates' initiative and creativity.
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| Book exhibition and introduction contest of schools in Do Luong district. Photo: Cong Kien |
This year, the Reading Culture Ambassador contest has the theme "Aspiration for National Development", improving the exam questions to promote thinking ability and encourage the initiative and creativity of candidates.
The Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports hopes that everyone will spend some precious time during the day and week toread a book, enriching their knowledge. Each library and school should organize many diverse forms to promote Book Day, develop reading culture; each department, branch, and organization should organize activities in response to Vietnam Book Day and Reading Culture in accordance with the actual requirements of the unit...
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| Contest entry: Book introduction or story telling based on books by students of Yen Son Primary School (Do Luong). Photo: Cong Kien |
At the ceremony, the Organizing Committee approved the rules of the 4th Nghe An Province Reading Culture Ambassador Contest in 2022 and provided basic information about the contest for participants.school, students across the province participated in the contest.
After the launching ceremony, the program continued with exciting and attractive activities such as giving books to Ly Nhat Quang Secondary School; giving books to students of schools in Do Luong district; book display and introduction contest; book introduction contest or storytelling contest based on books...
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| Leaders of Nghe An Publishing House give books to students in Do Luong district. Photo: Cong Kien |
