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| VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang (left) and Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ha Minh Hai (right) presents the Grand Prize of the “Bui Xuan Phai: For the Love of Hanoi” Awards to architect Hoang Dao Kinh at the ceremony on October 8. (Source: PANO) |
The Grand Prize was presented to architect Prof. Dr Hoang Dao Kinh, born in Hanoi in 1941.
For the last nearly 50 years, Kinh has substantially contributed to the restoration of many cultural and architectural structures nationwide. In particular, he is deeply attached to his hometown, Hanoi, through the rehabilitation of various historical relics and cultural heritage sites symbolising the millennium-old city such as Tay Dang Communal House, Kim Lien Pagoda, Tay Phuong Pagoda, Thay Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, and the Hanoi Opera House.
Apart from the Grand Prize, the organizing board also presented three prizes to others. The Work Prize went to a book entitled “Ha Noi thoi can dai – Tu nhuong dia den thanh pho (1873 - 1945)” (Hanoi in Modern Times – from Conceded Territory to City) by Doan Thi Dien.
The Idea Prize was won by an idea to renovate the landscape around Thien Quang Lake and its vicinity which was studied and developed by the People’s Committee of Hai Ba Trung district in 2023.
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| The Job Prize was presented to US saxophonist Kenny G’s music video “Going Home”. (Source: PANO) |
The Job Prize was presented to US saxophonist Kenny G’s music video “Going Home”, produced by the Nhan Dan (People) newspaper and IB Group Vietnam. In this MV, the artist performed “Going Home” at famous places of Hanoi, including Hoan Kiem Lake, the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the Temple of Literature, and Long Bien Bridge.
This year’s awards was held to mark the 70th anniversary of the Hanoi Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 - 2024), to praise the works, authors, ideas, and efforts in building and preserving the values of the capital city of time-tested culture.
The Awards aims to make a modest contribution to discovering and expressing gratitude to the authors, works, ideas, and efforts helping enrich the culture of Hanoi.
The “Bui Xuan Phai: For the Love of Hanoi” Awards were launched in 2008 by Sports and Culture Newspaper and the family of painter Bui Xuan Phai (1920 - 1988), who is renowned for his paintings of Hanoi./.