Hanoi (VNA) – The Exhibition of National Achievements at the National Exposition Centre in Hanoi’s Dong Anh commune is drawing crowds, serving as both a major political and cultural event and a vibrant showcase of 34 cities and provinces restructured under recent administrative reforms.
The event offers visitors a vivid “miniature journey” through Vietnam’s diverse regions. Inside halls H5, H6, and H7, every booth is a dazzling deep dive into a locality’s culture, history, and economic potential.
Ninh Binh’s booth, a major draw, has offered interactive exhibits and photo opportunities, pulling in steady streams of visitors. Supported by the provincial Department of Culture and Sports, the 645 sq.m booth features over 500 photos, models, documents, and specialty products across 10 thematic zones. These trace the province’s 80-year evolution, from its ancient capital origins to its modern socio-economic and cultural milestones.
It pulses with life as a cultural stage where performers breathe vitality into traditional genres like cheo, xam, chau van, ca tru, hat dam Quyen Son, and hat trong quan. This is a deliberate act of preservation, an assertion of Ninh Binh’s cultural essence within the contours of a modern setting.
At its heart lies a massive model of heritage landmarks, anchored by the 5-meter-tall Tang Kinh Pavilion, which radiates outward to connect 12 iconic sites across Ninh Binh and the newly merged Ha Nam and Nam Dinh areas. Notable landmarks include Tam Chuc Pagoda, Cuc Phuong National Park, Trang An, Bai Dinh, Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Phu Day, Tran Temple, Phat Diem Stone Cathedral, and Bui Chu Parish.
The booth also introduces One Commune One Product (OCOP)-certified goods, alongside traditional crafts, publications, photo books, and postcards, offering visitors fresh lenses through which to view Ninh Binh’s culture, people, and economic potential.
The open layout, enhanced by LED screens, digital interfaces, and multimedia presentations, makes it easy to get lost in the experience. These modern touches encourage longer stays as visitors immerse themselves in the story of Vietnam’s former imperial capital.
Elsewhere in Hall H5, the southern province of Lam Dong is stealing the spotlight with a booth styled as a “miniature highland garden”. Covering an expansive 24,000 sq.m, its exhibits project a dynamic image of a province brimming with diversity and development potential.
The booth is segmented into displays of history, people, landscapes, and key industries, including eco-tourism, hi-tech agriculture, and processing. A fresh flower garden, airlifted from Da Lat, has become a quiet sensation, complemented by highland tea tastings and discussions with local officials about OCOP products, tourism, and investment deals.
Lam Dong’s ethnic minority communities also get their moment to shine, with traditional costumes, instruments, and snapshots of daily life weaving a colourful story of cultural exchange across forests, seas, and highlands./.
