The project has important significance in developing reading culture, continuing the success of Ho Chi Minh City Book Street, Thu Duc City Book Street, and at the same time aiming to expand the development of reading culture in the new urban area of ​​South Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City.

Nguyen Dong Chi Book Street has an investment scale including a space for a Smart Library, an area for a space to support digital transformation startups, innovation, combined with the office of the Book Street Management Board and 16 booths.

Including a complex of books, tea and coffee; a smart library that applies modern AI technology to help users easily access books; a digital transformation space, supporting startups and innovation; an interactive children's playground with physical and intellectual games.

Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports Tran The Thuan speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo: HHS)

The book street also has booths introducing services, cultural-tourism products, regional specialties, green foods to promote Vietnamese tourism and culture; art exhibition spaces and tourism culture promotion; music and art spaces for performing artists; spaces to organize workshops related to improving physical-mental-spiritual life...

One of the notable highlights of the project is the integration of modern technology in a space imbued with traditional culture. The smart library applies modern VR, AI and IOT technology to help readers easily access good and new books, increase the initiative in choosing books according to their needs and the digital transformation area, the space to support startups and young creativity brings an open learning experience, encourages innovative thinking and access to knowledge in a flexible and modern way.

In addition, Nguyen Dong Chi Book Street is also a place to honor Vietnamese culture through exhibition spaces, art displays, promotion of regional specialties and Vietnamese brands.

With a commitment to accompany regular activities such as street art performances, music, and a series of periodic cultural events such as the International Book Festival, Ao Dai Festival, and Three Regions Culinary Festival, Nguyen Dong Chi Book Street promises to be a cultural highlight that attracts people throughout Ho Chi Minh City when mentioning this place.

Art performance at the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo: MH)

According to Mr. Tran The Thuan, Director of the City Department of Culture and Sports, the event shows that the city is very interested in taking care of the spirit, taking care of cultural development, and the needs of the people. The authorities at all levels, those working in publishing with the determination to aim for the common goal of spreading reading culture in the community, is a new step forward, helping to improve the quality of life for the people, at the same time creating more cultural highlights of special value for District 7 and the city.

Mr. Tran The Thuan added that, along with the groundbreaking ceremony of Nguyen Dong Chi Book Street, District 7, scheduled for April 25, the Department of Culture and Sports will coordinate with the People's Committee of Binh Tan District to organize the inauguration ceremony of Binh Tan Book Street. Along with Cu Chi Book Space, the city has a system of book streets and book spaces in the east, west, south, and north directions, which is unique to the city's culture in general and reading culture in particular.

Some cultural spaces at the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo: MH)

The groundbreaking ceremony today is one of the practical actions to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification. The Department of Culture and Sports and the People's Committee of District 7 believe that in the coming time, Nguyen Dong Chi Book Street in particular, along with the system of book streets and book spaces in the city in general, will strongly promote and enhance the role of developing reading culture in the city, achieving many clear, creative and sustainable marks.

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