HCMC’s officials, artists to take trip in tribute to martyrs in Con Dao

The Propaganda and Education Board of the HCMC Party Committee will organize a journey to the sacred island of Con Dao, off the coast of the southern province Ba Ria-Vung Tau on November 9-11.
A delegation of leaders and officials of HCMC visit and pay tribute to heroic martyrs Con Dai Island in September. (Photo: SGGP)

A delegation of leaders and officials of HCMC visit and pay tribute to heroic martyrs Con Dai Island in September. (Photo: SGGP)

Attending the journey will be representatives of the Propaganda and Education Board of the HCMC Party Committee, the HCMC Department of Culture and Sports, the HCMC Union of Literature and Arts Associations, the city’s Council for Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts, and typical artists who have outstanding contribution to Literature and Arts of the southern metropolis.

The trip also aims to rouse the emotions of artists participating in the program to create high-quality artistic works and mark the 50th anniversary of southern liberation and national reunification (April 30, 1975-2025).

The compositions honor the leadership of the Party and late President Ho Chi Minh, patriotic and revolutionary tradition, the development of the country and HCMC, exemplary models in studying and following Ho Chi Minh ideology, morality, and style, and Vietnamese people in the Fatherland building and protecting.

The journey is also an opportunity for young artists to deeply understand the value of peace, independence, and freedom and raise their awareness about patriotism, the spirit of responsibility, and the task of protecting the Homeland's sovereignty and territory, sea and islands as well as implement guidelines, policies, and laws of the Party and State.

The participants will visit and pay tribute to heroic martyrs at Hang Duong and Hang Keo cemeteries, Wharf 914, Con Dao Museum, Phu Son and Phu Hai prisons, French and American tiger cages, cow cages where tens of thousands of revolutionaries and other patriots were jailed, tortured or killed at the site, Van Son Pagoda, Phi Yen Temple.

The delegation will also offer gifts to war veterans, soldiers, and local people on the island.

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