Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thua Hy, the winner of the awards' Grand Prize, speaks at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Winners of the 12th “Bui Xuan Phai:For Love of Hanoi” Awards were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on August 27.
The awards were initiated in 2008 by the Vietnam News Agency(VNA)’s The Thao & Van Hoa daily and Bui Xuan Phai’s family. The awardshave been organised annually by the Hanoi People’s Committee and sponsored bythe The Thao & Van Hoa newspaper and Bui Xuan Phai Fund to honour painterBui Xuan Phai (1920-1988), a founder of modern art in Vietnam.
Speaking at the ceremony, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loipraised the efforts by the newspaper in organising the awards, which haveserved the mission of discovering and honouring significant contributions tothe capital city.
The awards are classified into four categories: Grand Prize,Idea Prize, Job Prize, and Work Prize.
This year’s Grand Prize went to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thua Hy.Born in Hanoi in 1937, he has carried out major research projects on Thang Long– Hanoi in various centuries in the past across several fields ofsocio-economy, history and culture.
His research works began 40 years ago and have been regularlyupdated. His latest book on Hanoi was released in 2018 and more areexpected to come. The winner of the Meritorious Teacher title has greatlycontributed to the studies of the capital city.
The Idea Prize were presented to a project on building theFormula 1 race and hosting Formula 1 Grand Prix in Hanoi for the first time inApril 2020 and the determination to revive To Lich River of Hanoi authoritiesand local people.
Three books entitled “Hanoi mot thoi hat” by Nguyen TruongQuy earned the Work Prize. They introduce Hanoi’s lifestyle in the 1947-1954period through composer Doan Chuan’s music.
The Job Prize went to a Hanoi sketching group, who haveworked to keep memories of the capital city through their paintings, especiallyHanoi’s old tenements.
A photo exhibition showcasing the most outstandingnominations for this year’s awards was opened on the same day at the NationalNews Centre, 5 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi. It will run until August 30.-VNA
