Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi Creative Design Festival has officially closed after running for 12 days in the nation’s capital.
As part of the festival, two industrial relics, the Hang Dau Water Tower and the Gia Lam Train Factory, were renovated into creative spaces, a timely move to preserve and promote the historical, social, and aesthetic values of heritage. The transition of the sites is a unique way to add to the capital's tourism sector.
After nearly two weeks, the Gia Lam Train Factory welcomed more than 200,000 visitors and the Hang Dau Water Tower received about 30,000 visitors.
Rarely do facilities that have existed for a long time receive such great attention.
Experts said at present, Hanoi and Vietnam lack a model for the conversion of old industrial sites. The economic benefits and cultural purposes of transforming industrial heritage are real. If they can be harmoniously combined, Hanoi will have many creative breakthroughs, creating its own identity linking spaces from the past with the present.
Currently, Hanoi has approved a plan to relocate 10 housing and land establishments from the inner city within a 5-year roadmap from 2023. These facilities, including factories, will leave a very large and valuable land fund for the capital after their relocation. How to best utilise this land fund to maximize its value is an urgent issue for Hanoi./.
