(VOVworld) - On Thursday night, the Voice of Vietnam will host a ceremony to remember the first time President Ho Chi Minh read a poem on VOV to wish Happy New Yearto Vietnamese people and foreigners at home and abroad on New Year’s Eve in 1947. The ceremony, accompanied by an art program, will take place at the National Radio Broadcasting Center at 58 Quan Su, Hanoi. The event will be broadcast live onVOV1, VOV2, VOV3, VOVTV, VTC1, the National Assembly TV Channel, and VOV.VN.
VOV was evacuated 14 times during Vietnam’s 2 resistance wars against the French and the Americans. The first evacuation site for VOV staff was Tram pagoda in PhungChau commune, Chuong My district, where President Ho Chi Minh, for the first time, read a poem on VOV to wish the world a Happy New Year on New Year’s Eve in 1947.
His poem said:
“The red flag with a yellow star flew in the wind
The fanfare for resistance resounded nationwide
The entire nation has joined the fight, and the fight has been comprehensive
Our spirit is ready, our minds unanimous
Forward, soldiers! Forward, people!
Our strength is ample, our forces many
The long-term fight is sure to achieve victory
Unity and independence are sure to be achieved.”
(Poem translated by Viet Trung/ saigon-gpdaily.com.vn)
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| Tram pagoda is of great historical importance to generations of VOV workers. (Photo: VOV) |
During a meeting with VOV staff at Tram pagoda, President Ho Chi Minh praised their courage to endure hardship during evacuation and encouraged them to stay united, creative, and cautious against enemies to ensure the smooth broadcasting of VOV, the bridge linking the Vietnamese government, its people, and friends around the world.
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| President Ho Chi Minh listens to the opening address of the 3rd National Party Congress at a VOV remote broadcast vehicle on September 05, 1960. (Archive photo) |
According to Truong Minh Tien, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, Hanoi authorities consider Tram pagoda an important historical relic site. From the VOV station there, President Ho Chi Minh made an appeal for a national resistance war against French colonialism in the early morning of December 20, 1946. His call included a legendary saying: “We are better off sacrificing everything than losing our country and becoming slaves”.Tien adds that this important resistance memorial site is also a marker of VOV’s establishment and development.
Here's the clip of Truong Minh Tien, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, presenting greetings to VOV:
Here are some photos of VOV activities at Tram pagoda:
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| A memorial stele is inaugurated by VOV leaders on August 23, 2015. (Photo:VOV) |
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| VOV President Nguyen TheKy and other VOV leaders burn incense at Tram cave inside Tram pagoda on February 18, 2016. (Photo: VOV) |
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| VOV President Nguyen TheKy and other VOV leaders recall the station’s operation at Tram pagoda 70 years ago. (Photo: VOV) |
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| VOV members visit Tram pagoda. (Photo: VOV) |
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| VOV members visit Tram pagoda. (Photo: VOV) |
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| VOV members visit Tram pagoda. (Photo: VOV) |
VOV has grown steadily over the past 71 years. It now produces content in 4 media: radio, TV, print, and online newspaper.
Some more photos of Tram pagoda:
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| Long Tien cave inside Tram pagoda (Photo: VOV) |
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Inside Long Tien cave, there are rocks carved with 15 poems praising the beauty of Tram mountain.
(Photo: VOV) |