Highlights of the art program "Guiding Light"
(Baonghean.vn) - The program brings to the audience valuable and profound stories and documentary footage about the ideological value of President Ho Chi Minh's Testament, as well as the determination of the people of the whole country in realizing his wishes.
On the evening of April 12, at Kim Lien Relic Site, Nam Dan District, an art program took place to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2019) and the 50th anniversary of implementing President Ho Chi Minh's Testament (1969 - 2019) with the theme "Guiding Light".
Attending the ceremony at Nghe An bridge, on the side of Ho Chi Minh City were comrades: Tran Luu Quang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee; Nguyen Thanh Phong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Committee; To Thi Bich Chau - Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Truong Thi Anh - Vice Chairwoman of the City People's Council; and leaders of departments, branches and sectors.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; and comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; leaders of departments, branches and sectors.
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| Delegates attending the art program. Photo: My Nga |
The television program "Guiding Light" was coordinated by the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee - People's Committee with the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee at two locations: Kim Lien Relic Site, Nghe An Province and Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ho Chi Minh City.
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| Animation "Guiding Light". Photo: My Nga |
The program consists of 3 main parts: Part 1 with the theme "Aspiration for Independence - Unification", Part 2 - "Faith in the Party", Part 3 - "Firmly following Him".
With unique and impressive content, the program brought to the audience valuable and profound stories and documentary footage about the ideological value of President Ho Chi Minh's Testament, as well as the determination of the people of the whole country in realizing his wishes.
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| Many performances were elaborately and impressively staged. Photo: My Nga |
At the art night, delegates and audiences at the two locations also had the opportunity to interact and chat with special guests. Highlighting the great values of Uncle Ho's Testament, Prof. Dr. Hoang Chi Bao - senior expert, former member of the Central Theoretical Council said: "The historical Testament was written by Uncle Ho on May 10, 1965. This is a document that crystallizes all of Ho Chi Minh's wisdom, soul, thoughts and morality. The Testament is truly a theoretical work on building the ruling Party, expressing the great aspiration: Unifying the country".
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| At Nghe An, the audience listened to Meritorious Artist Song Thao - a native of Nghe An perform the song "Planting trees, remembering you". The female artist was also the first person to perform this song. Photo: My Nga |
Recalling the last letter of President Ho Chi Minh sent to the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on July 21, 1969, just over a month before he passed away, Mr. Truong Cong Anh - former Head of the Propaganda Department of Nghe An Province shared: "This is a letter Uncle sent to a local Party Committee, but it is also a profound teaching on the general work of building and rectifying the entire Party. Uncle once advised "The Party is each of us". Therefore, each cadre and Party member must regularly cultivate, practice, self-criticize and criticize".
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| Leaders of Kim Lien Relic Site presented a commemorative painting to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Xuan - a cameraman of the Vietnam People's Army Film Studio, who recorded documentary footage of President Ho Chi Minh's last moments. Photo: My Nga |