Eight residents in the vicinity of world heritage site Ho DynastyCitadel in northern central Thanh Hoa province took a chance to depicttheir love for the heritage as well as challenges to maintaining itsvitality by cameras.
As many as 100 photos being exhibited atthe Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Preservation Centre in Vinh Loc districtfrom November 23 were taken out of over 1,000 photos covering six maintopics including heritage life, daily life, heritage love, existencefrom land and water, opportunities and challenges, and expectations.
With a view to preserving Ho Citadel via photos and films, theproject named Building and Displaying in the Vicinity of the Ho DynastyCitadel using Photovoice Methods has been implemented within the areasince June 2014, with support from UNESCO Office in Hanoi.
Theresidents in the vicinity of the Ho Dynasty Citadel participating in theproject were given cameras and training on photographic and film-makingskills to capture what they saw.
The project is also a meansto raise the awareness of local residents and encourage them to activelytake part in the preservation of the cultural heritage values.
Do Quang Trong, Director of the Ho Dynasty Citadel HeritagePreservation Centre, said that the project has helped the local peopleto express their own emotions, pride and responsibilities for the placewhere they were born and grown-up.
The centre is seeking the local community’s ideas for the preservation and development of the heritage, he said.
The exhibition will run until March 5, 2015.-VNA
As many as 100 photos being exhibited atthe Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Preservation Centre in Vinh Loc districtfrom November 23 were taken out of over 1,000 photos covering six maintopics including heritage life, daily life, heritage love, existencefrom land and water, opportunities and challenges, and expectations.
With a view to preserving Ho Citadel via photos and films, theproject named Building and Displaying in the Vicinity of the Ho DynastyCitadel using Photovoice Methods has been implemented within the areasince June 2014, with support from UNESCO Office in Hanoi.
Theresidents in the vicinity of the Ho Dynasty Citadel participating in theproject were given cameras and training on photographic and film-makingskills to capture what they saw.
The project is also a meansto raise the awareness of local residents and encourage them to activelytake part in the preservation of the cultural heritage values.
Do Quang Trong, Director of the Ho Dynasty Citadel HeritagePreservation Centre, said that the project has helped the local peopleto express their own emotions, pride and responsibilities for the placewhere they were born and grown-up.
The centre is seeking the local community’s ideas for the preservation and development of the heritage, he said.
The exhibition will run until March 5, 2015.-VNA
