Exhibition introduces 131 role models in various fields

An exhibition introducing 131 role models, including 60 collectives and 71 individuals who showed outstanding performance in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts, moral example and lifestyle in the 2020-2021 period, was opened on June 3 at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.
Exhibition introduces 131 role models in various fields ảnh 1President Ho Chi Minh and ethnic minority people. File photo (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition introducing 131 rolemodels, including 60 collectives and 71 individuals who showed outstandingperformance in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts, moralexample and lifestyle in the 2020-2021 period, was opened on June 3 at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.

The event is held on the occasion of the 131st birthdayof the national leader (May 19, 1890-2021) and the 110 years since he left the country to embark on a journey around the world to seek waysto savage the country (June 5, 1911-2021).

Through more than 200 documents, articles and items, theexhibition highlights stories about normal people with incredible strength toovercome their difficulties to make contributions to the community and thenational construction and defence.

The exhibition is divided into two areas. The first partfocuses on the movement of studying and following President Ho Chi Minhthoughts, moral example and style and the response of Vietnamese people fromall walks of life to the movement, and the other introduces 131 outstanding examples from various sectors such as economy, culture, society, Party andadministration building, defence and security.
Exhibition introduces 131 role models in various fields ảnh 2 The exhibition will run until the end of September in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

A representative from the organising board said that theexhibition is an important event aiming to encourage and honour role models who perform good deeds across the country, helping turn the studying and following PresidentHo Chi Minh thoughts, moral example and style into a regular activity of thewhole Party, people and army in the current national construction and defence.

The exhibition will run until theend of September before being held in a number of localities across thecountry./.

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