(HBO) - On August 26, Hoa Binh City People's Committee held the public art festival with the theme ‘Keep singing the marching song’. More than 400 artists from 15 communes and wards in Hoa Binh City participated in the public art festival.
The performance of the Tan Thinh ward team.
The artists have brought 50 special performances of songs, dances, music which were carefully prepared with high professional quality. The entries were all true to the theme of praising the Vietnamese nation and people, the tradition of the armed forces. The contest took place in an exciting atmosphere, attracting a large number of people to cheer.
As a result, the Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to the Dong Tien ward team; 2 second prizes: Thinh Lang and Tan Thinh wards; 3 third prizes: Phuong Lam ward, Hoa Binh commune, Thong Nhat commune; 4 consolation prizes: Yen Mong, Su Ngoi, Thai Thinh and Thai Binh ward.
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