Book exhibition to mark 70th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day
A book exhibition celebrating the 70th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10) will take place at the National Library of Vietnam in the capital city from October 9-13.
Visitors to an exhibition at the National Library of Vietnam. (Photo: National Library of Vietnam)
Hanoi (VNA) - ♑A book exhibition celebrating the 70th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10) will take place at the National Library of Vietnam in the capital city from October 9-13.
The event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Hanoi People's Committee, and the Vietnam Publishers’ Association, will feature both indoor and outdoor display spaces centred around several key themes.
It aims to highlight the historic significance of the capital’s Liberation Day in the revolutionary struggle for national independence and socialism, affirm the sound leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, as well as the spirit of national unity as decisive factors in all victories of the Vietnamese revolution.
A highlight of the event will be an outdoor area showcasing two models: “Viet Bac – Capital of the Resistance” from Thai Nguyen University Publishing House and “Hanoi – Capital of Peace” from Hanoi Publishing House, along with booths from various publishers and distribution units.
Visitors will have an opportunity to explore valuable book collections and photos about the Vietnamese people and landscape.
The exhibition will include literature works and studies by domestic and foreign scholars that focus on the thousand-year cultural heritage of Hanoi, the capital liberation 70 years ago, and the ongoing process of building and developing Hanoi into a more wealthy, civilised, and modern city.
Publishers and distribution units will host a variety of events, including panel discussions, book introduction, exchanges with authors, and music performances, and a range of attractive discounts and incentives for readers./.
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