The workshop was attended by more than 300 delegates representing ministries, departments and central agencies; People's Committees of provinces in the Red River Delta and the Capital region; socio-political organizations, businesses and many domestic and international experts and cultural researchers. Representing one of Vietnam's leading training and research units in the field of social sciences and humanities, with a team of leading scientists and experts researching history, culture, society, Vietnam studies, Hanoi studies, etc., Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan made in-depth analyses of the position of Thang Long - Hanoi as well as proposed the most fundamental solutions to build a cultural, civilized and modern capital.
Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung delivered the opening speech at the scientific workshop: Promoting cultural values and resources to build a "Cultured - Civilized - Modern" Capital.
Bridging culture with economy in regional development
According to Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, first of all, it is necessary to specify more economic policies in culture, cultural policies in economy, socialization policies... so that policies must become a bridge connecting culture with economy in regional development. Because in the process of contact and economic - cultural exchange, Thang Long - Hanoi always accepts selectively, does not reject, and is always supplemented, strengthened, and accumulated with civilized, technical, and cultural elements from "Tu Chieng", "Tu Tran" to the whole country and internationally.
In other words, economic and cultural contact and exchange have created the appearance of Thang Long's economy and culture at all times. Without economic and cultural contact and exchange, there would be no Thang Long - Hanoi as it was and is. In today's era, culture increasingly clearly demonstrates the factor that creates solidarity and creativity among the people.
Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan speaks at the Workshop
The entire political system of Hanoi needs to constantly encourage and arouse the national spirit, patriotism, and Thang Long character among the people to harmoniously combine with the spirit of the times to serve the cause of innovation; propagate, educate, and apply Ho Chi Minh's moral thought to orient the way of life, lifestyle, and way of life for everyone.
On that basis, the culture of the capital will clearly demonstrate its progressiveness and strong national identity, both knowing how to accommodate different values to create unity in diversity and resolutely preventing the influence of all manifestations of uncultured and counter-cultural lifestyles in the process of development and integration. From that, it can be seen that promoting the unique strengths of values and cultural potentials that crystallize national culture in all areas of social life in Hanoi must be carried out in the direction of promoting the strengths of the capital's position.
As a place where the cultural heritage values of the whole country converge, crystallize and spread, Hanoi has great potential to promote the development of creative spaces - spaces that are lacking in Hanoi. With the development of creative spaces, we can be sure that more and more people, especially the young generation, will recognize the values of industrial heritage and appreciate the role of cultural and creative centers in the city in their lives.
In 2019, Hanoi became a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, with a focus on putting creativity at the heart of sustainable development. In the digital age and the 4.0 revolution, the city is always moving and changing due to many factors.
Creative areas will be created in the heart of the city, new urban areas, especially in public open spaces. Therefore, promoting the emergence and effective operation of creative spaces will promote the development of creative urban areas. And we all expect that Hanoi will become the creative center of the creative country in the near future.
Connect with localities to develop tourism
Hanoi is known as the “Capital of Heritage”. To effectively promote the socio-economic values of heritage and create its own brand, according to Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Hanoi needs to establish a council and organize specialized seminars to select typical cultural heritages to preserve, restore and promote the value of heritage, both bringing economic efficiency and promoting the image and brand of the capital. The City People's Committee and the Hanoi Department of Tourism need to develop a plan and strategy for developing ecological and humanistic tourism.
In addition, with its central location in the whole region based on the position of the Capital, Hanoi promotes connectivity with localities to develop tourism, exploiting the strengths of each locality; Strengthening linkages, especially inter-regional linkages to develop into a central and important tourist area of the North with diverse and unique tourism products that bring a brand to the Capital region. With the titles of "City for Peace", "Capital of Heritage" and today "Creative City", the Capital Hanoi is a bridge connecting Vietnam with the world.
Organizing international conferences combined with short-term tours to promote the unique culture and economic activities of many regions and localities in the capital and of the capital in provinces and cities across the country, promoting the spirit of "Hanoi for the whole country".
Creating a cultural mark of typical Hanoians
As Uncle Ho taught nearly 70 years ago, “The whole country looks to our capital. The world looks to our capital. We must all strive to maintain order and security, making our capital peaceful, beautiful, and healthy both physically and mentally.”
Hanoi needs to develop specific and practical mechanisms and policies associated with innovation in mobilization methods, promoting the role of the people as creative subjects, the central position of the business community, the importance of intellectuals, artists, entrepreneurs, and organizations in organizing and managing creative activities, and developing unique cultural and artistic products with high influence.
Standardize the organizational structure, management model, invest in infrastructure and innovate operating methods, improve the efficiency of exploitation and use of the cultural institution system in the city. Focus resources on managing, preserving and promoting the value of cultural heritage; ensure harmony between preservation and development, have preferential policies for folk artisans, artists, etc. and encourage the transmission and creation of new cultural values.
The city builds specific mechanisms and policies to attract, exploit and make maximum effective use of social resources for investment in developing the capital's cultural career; Focus on investing in developing the capital's literature and arts, creating works of high value, creating ideological and artistic impressions; Continue to care for the development of mass cultural and artistic movements; improve the quality of activities of literary and artistic associations.
Performing arts activities in Hanoi
In addition, Hanoi promotes the intelligence, enthusiasm and creativity of the capital's intellectuals and artists. Be proactive and creative in international cultural integration, build a brand for the capital's culture, turn Hanoi into an attractive place for exchange, cooperation, and organization of domestic and international cultural and sports events; Create favorable conditions for overseas Vietnamese and international organizations to participate in cultural development, promote the image of the country, people of Vietnam and the capital Hanoi. Correctly implement the roadmap of international commitments and criteria when participating in the UNESCO network of "Creative Cities"...
The city strengthens the organization of events and the development of cultural products of international stature. Planning and organizing the implementation of planning in conjunction with creative design, management, and effective exploitation of public cultural spaces, landscapes, and relics; Encouraging the development of creative cultural spaces in the community; linking the development of cultural industry with tourism economy, creating sustainable cultural tourism products with high economic value; Continuing to persevere and promote the goal of building elegant, civilized, and comprehensively developed Hanoians, forming a new system of cultural values in line with the trend of the times, associated with promoting the profound human values of Thang Long - Hanoi, a thousand-year-old culture, heroic, for peace, truly becoming an endogenous resource, an important driving force for the development of the Capital.
Patriotism, national pride, love for Hanoi, tradition of solidarity, dynamism, creativity, exemplary ethics, lifestyle, aspiration for innovation, and will to rise of each citizen of the capital need to be nurtured every day; Create a cultural mark of Hanoi people representing the culture of the nation.
In addition, the city promotes propaganda and education on the media and press about the tradition of elegance and civilization; The ability to absorb the quintessence of human culture creates new cultural values of Hanoi people; Timely commend and reward good people and good deeds, creating a spread in society; Effectively handle and prevent phenomena and behaviors of moral and lifestyle degradation; Repel negativity and social evils; Persistently educate, raise awareness and sense of respect for the law of Hanoi people, especially the young generation; Protect and promote the good values of national cultural traditions, of Thang Long - Hanoi.
Huong Thu (tuoitrethudo)
