More than 300 photos, documents, paintings, porcelain vases, and ceramic works illustrating President Ho Chi Minh’s attachment towards the capital Hanoi are on display at an exhibition which opened at Bat Trang village in Hanoi to mark the 70th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 - 2024) and the 65th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to Bat Trang Village (1959-2024).
Visitors to the the exhibition (Source: VNA)
The exhibition entitled “Soul of the Earth” is being held by Ho Chi Minh Museum, in coordination with Bat Trang Ceramic JSC and the Vietnam Fine Arts Association.
It aims to spread the love for Uncle Ho, for the capital Hanoi and the beloved Fatherland of Bat Trang artisans while honouring the village’s traditional craft of pottery making.
Speaking at the opening ceremony on October 8, Dr Vu Manh Ha, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, reminded the participants of President Ho’s visit to Bat Trang 65 years ago.
On February 20, 1959, when the country made every effort to build socialism in the North and fight for national reunification, President Ho Chi Minh visited Bat Trang Village to encourage local families and production establishments.
He requested that Bat Trang Village strive to become one of the exemplary villages of the new Vietnam, the socialist Vietnam.
Uncle Ho's teachings are forever a source of motivation for generations of Bat Trang villagers to promote solidarity in building and developing the ‘Bat Trang Pottery’ brand and turn the village into a shining example in building new rural areas in Hanoi and the whole country in general.
The exhibition will run until the end of October 2024./.