City River Festival

Events Ho Chi Minh City River Festival is also the 113th anniversary, taking place on June 5, 6, “from this city he left” on the ship Amiral Latouche-Tréville leaving Nha Rong Harbor with an iron will to find a way to solve the problem. national liberation, starting a three-decade journey.

The festival’s activities take place simultaneously at many locations across the city from May 31 to June 5, aiming to build the Festival into a long-term, large-scale, annual event bearing the Ho Chi Minh City’s own publication.

Historical trains

Under the river, the ship Amiral Latouche-Treville with the train associated with the historical destiny of the Vietnamese people, the train that took young man Nguyen Tat Thanh to find a way to save the country, is vividly recreated, combining historical features. , cinema, and entertainment to convey meaningful messages from the nation’s heroic historical story, taking viewers from one surprise to another.

The show will have climaxes, excitement with great scenes, emotional depth highlights, delving deep into the characters’ hearts, exploiting historical stories and anecdotes about historical figures in the show. important historical contexts, associated with special trains.

Those were the first Vietnamese ships launched; resounding battles on the river of Rung Sac commando soldiers; Song Huong ship – the first ship carrying 541 Southern cadres to the North to gather and return to take over the South after liberation, with reunions and reunions choked with tears after more than 20 years of separation; Trains take Vietnamese brands all over the world…

The musical, which mobilizes nearly 1.000 actors, is the story of special trains that have come and gone on the Saigon River, historical trains associated with important milestones of the nation.

It is a combination of general director Le Hai Yen, stage director Pham Hoang Nam, music director Duc Tri, choreographer Tan Loc and designer Viet Hung. The program also combines many modern technologies such as cinematography, 3D mapping projection technology, water screen, moving stage on water, drone show, and fireworks display.

In addition, the organizers included in the festival artistic fireworks display activities, re-enactment of the Western floating market, open river swimming tournament, stand-up paddle board championship, water motorbike demonstration and tourist products. Waterway schedule…