Creative on the river sense

The river of artistic inspiration

The Red River flows through Hanoi is only a short part compared to its length but is enough to bring Hanoi a unique beauty. The beautiful scenery of the village, the residence space, the green cultivation along the river and the water color when the pink felt like peach blossoms when the yellow is sunset … has become an endless source of inspiration of poetry, music , painting …

Danh Nguyen Sieu from two centuries ago because of the feelings of the beauty of the Red River and lowered the pen: “The guest is scattered on the north bank/ the moon fragment floating in the east of the river”. The beauty of the Red River smoothly flows through Hanoi: “The city is built on the heroic sky and the river rolls in the red water, into a wave of peach blossom ….”. Today the river sense still brings motivation to creative activities.

Located along the Red River, Hong Van commune (Thuong Tin district) is one of the attractive tourist destinations. Every year, when attending the festival, honoring the noble human values ​​of the legend of Chu Dong Tu – Tien Dung, everyone feels the common river is the fulcrum to gather community strength in conservation and declaration Waterfall has its own cultural values, stimulating tourism potential …

A few months ago, the art program “sacred Dinh Chem – Essence of Essence” took place at the special national monument of Dinh Chem (Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi) has been rated by experts as “Products Creative design gives the people and visitors a new emotion, awakening the heritage value system along the banks of the Red River, becoming a unique creative art space ”.

It is noteworthy that the creative design festival in 2023 with the theme “flow” takes place from 17 to 26-11. The festival is considered to be successful because in addition to showing creativity, contributing to promoting the historical and cultural tradition, the organizer also aims to the development of creative cultural spaces along the river banks on both sides of the river. Hong when designing the program. In addition to the main event route with the highlights at Hang Dau boots, Long Bien Bridge, Gia Lam Fire Factory, Hanoi Museum, operating within the framework of the festival is also carried out on a large scale in districts and districts. Along the banks of the Red River, such as Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, Tay Ho, Long Bien, Gia Lam, Me Linh, Phu Xuyen …

Without a doubt, the sense of the Red River is an important motivation to motivate creative artists, through art projects to beautify the city and the land along the river. The “lonely” strip of land is about 500m long right next to the banks of the Red River – the section from Long Bien Bridge to Chuong Duong Bridge in Phuc Tan Ward – used to be an obsession for people living in this area. Then a public art project was implemented in the shore of Phuc Tan play, this land seemed to have a new life. The art has made the waste flooding area become a frequent back and forth of the local people, and they have gradually become the subject to take care of, continue to preserve the beauty of this creative space.

Also along the Red River, two wasteland filled with garbage and wastewater, causing heavy environmental pollution in Chuong Duong ward and Phuc Tan ward have been coordinated by the social enterprise Think Playgrounds and local authorities Multi -function public space, including children’s play area and forest park to serve people …

The aforementioned projects like the first bricks, creating a premise for Hoan Kiem district to continue the beauty of 3.8km of the Red River in Chuong Duong and Phuc Tan wards. At that time, the green spaces will be connected to the path of art of Phuc Tan community, forming a unified whole, beautifying the Red River bank area, contributing to the spacious appearance for Hanoi .

Formation of typical space axis

Besides the potential available along the banks of the river, the Red River also owns a vast beach with the potential to become a creative space in the heart of Hanoi.

According to architect (KTS) Nguyen Ba Nguyen, Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture, formerly, the middle yard area changed according to the water season. In recent years, the area along the Red River does not occur large floods, the Red River water level rarely rarely rises, the area between the beach is less change.

Commenting between a valuable land fund that nature bestowed on the capital, Dr. Pham Tuan Long, Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem District said that this is a resource attached to the water surface. Most remaining to be able to build a green, ecological and cultural public space for Hanoi people.

From those premises, on March 25, 2022, the Hanoi People’s Committee issued Decision No. 1045-QD/UBND approving the planning of Song Hong urban area. According to the plan, the Red River becomes the typical space of the city with the highlight of the water surface, cultural – historical resources, where public works, green parks, groups Organization of cultural activities, contemporary festivals, tourism and entertainment services. This policy has been gradually being realized, creating a positive movement, consistent with the desire to innovate creativity inherently spreading from the inner city to the suburb to the ideas, plans and projects practically In order to “awaken” the potential of the Red River.

Song Hong urban subdivision also inspires the pioneering initiatives and solutions such as the “Road 4.0 street” plan to convert the old Gia Lam trum plant factory into a connection place. young businesses in technology, investment and tourism; The “Red River Art District” option with the goal of turning the river mudflat area into a green space suitable for art activities and innovation …

At the end of 2023, the Hanoi People’s Committee assigned the People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem District to study the steps to implement the project of developing floating beaches between and along the Red River into a multi -purpose cultural park. This project opens the possibility that Hanoi will have an extra green space, a space that is eligible to create a connection to the walking space of Hoan Kiem Lake.

Currently, the People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem District is coordinating with the People’s Committee of Ba Dinh, Long Bien and Tay Ho districts, in collaboration with the Architectural Magazine (Vietnam Architects Association) to prepare for the Celestier “Public Planning Contest” Multi -function cultural tablets in the floating beach area and the Red River beach ”(expected to organize the exam earlier this year). Feasibility from domestic and international experts …

Over 4 years of participating in the Net for Unesco’s Creative cities, Hanoi, there is much expectation on the development of innovative spaces in the field of design. In this context, projects, projects, creative space design competitions along the Red River to mobilize initiatives, solutions to build and consolidate creative spaces, thereby awakening potential, The advantage of the Capital, is consistent with the goal of building a rich and attractive creative space network in the whole city.

Finding solutions to build and promote the potential of the space along the Red River not only to help residents of the Capital continue to aspire from ancient times, live in harmony and symbiosis and the river, but also promote the process of appearance realizing the dream of “the city on both sides of the Red River”, opening the important space and green corridor of Hanoi. From the sense of river, creative spaces will gradually clear the shape, create a highlight for the capital’s identity, contribute a new symbol for Hanoi – the creative city by the river.

 

Hoàng Lan