People travel on the U Bridge which was built nearly 20 years ago by students of the University of Science and Technology. — Photo tienphong.vn

Over the past 20 years, student volunteers of the university have built hundreds of bridges in the province.

From wooden temporary bridges, they now have strong concrete ones helping them in daily life and work.

Le Van Son, former chairman of Long My Commune’s People’s Committee, has worked closely with the university’s students since they built the U Bridge in Linh Quy Village, Long My Commune in Giong Trom District.

The U Bridge, which was built in 2003, is more than 70m in length and 2.2m in width. It cost more than VND100 million (US$4,300) from sponsors.

More than 30 students of the university and dozens of local residents helped build the bridge. It was completed after one month.

Son’s house is about several hundred metres from the bridge, so he understands its importance.

Son told the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper that before the bridge was built, the area was isolated.

Everything changed after the bridge was built, he said.

Thanks to the bridge, goods are transported easily and can be sold at high prices.

“The bridge was a big step in developing the commune,” said Son.

It is still strong after nearly 20 years, and local residents are grateful to the student volunteers.

Son said that at that time, to maintain progress, the students had to work from the morning until 9pm.

“Earlier it was very quiet and boring here, but during that period, the construction site was noisy with voices and smiles of the young people,” said Son.

Witnessing the students’ enthusiasm, local residents also helped bring food for the students.

Family members

Students build a bridge in Ben Tre Province. — Photo tienphong.vn

Bui Van Det, deputy chairman of the Giong Trom District Fatherland Front Committee, has hosted student volunteers in his house for six years.

“I love the students so much because they work hard to help the district. Their love and sincerity makes us miss them,” Dệt told the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper.

Secretary of the district Youth Union Nguyen Thanh Phụ said when the volunteer campaign ended, all students and local residents cried because they did not want to be far from each other.

“We understand each other and consider each other as our family members,” he said.

Besides the U Bridge, many other bridges were also made by student volunteers of the university including the Thuan Loi Bridge in Hoa Loi Commune, Thanh Phu District.

Nguyen Van Be, lives in Hoa Loi Commune, said thanks to the bridge, local students can travel more safely and easily. They no longer need canoes.

Dao Vu Hoang Nam, secretary of the University of Science and Technology Youth Union, said over the past 20 years, the university’s students had applied their knowledge into real life and helped people in Ben Tre Province.

The volunteer campaign brought students closer to residents in rural areas.

Experiencing the challenge, the students became more mature and made useful contributions to the nation, said Nam.

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An ethnic man plays an musical instrument in a village of central Vietnam. Forty-three master musicians and artists will join the Famlab (Film, Archive and Music Lab) Residency and Outdoor Concert in the ancient town of Hoi An and Da Nang City as part of the project Heritage of Future Past on June 6-25. – VNS Photo Cong Thanh

The British Council in Vietnam said this residency forms part of the FAMLAB strand of ongoing Heritage of Future Past project and is organised in conjunction with Lune Production and Phu Sa Lab including music director Nguyen Nhat Ly and members of the Seaphony Orchestra.

It said the Famlab hailed from different parts of Vietnam and the United Kingdom, and participating masters and artists will work together towards in-depth musical exchanges and sharing on indigenous forms of Vietnamese music at this historical town in central Vietnam including K’ni instrument (Central Highland of Vietnam) – Paranưng drum (Chăm people) – đàn nhị, or two-string instrument (Northwest of Vietnam), and Seaphony (Lune Production).

The FAMLAB Residency and Concert will reflect the indigenous music from the northwest, Central Highlands and south central regions of Vietnam – where a large Chăm population is based, with participation of master musicians from the provinces of Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Gia Lai, Dak Lak and Binh Thuan.

The event will include the joint participation of artists from Phu Sa Lab (Hanoi); Nguyen Nhat Ly (music director for Lune Production performances), Nguyen Duc Minh and Quyen Thien Dac, alongside special guest-composer Ngoc Dai and the Dan Gio Group (known for self-made instruments inspired by indigenous music and quotidian objects), and singer Do Nguyen Mai Khoi.

The initiative will also feature three contemporary Scottish musicians known for their innovative approaches to sonic traditions: Tom Bancroft (drum set and bodhran drum), Esther Swift (harp) and David Shedden (bagpipes), as such creating a platform for exploring symbiosis and resonances between Vietnam’s and Scotland’s indigenous music forms, in all their parallels.

The British Council, the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, will culminate with a free, outdoor concert inside Dong Hiep Cultural Park in Hoi An City on June 25, introducing works developed by artists throughout the programme.

Heritage of Future Past is a two-year project delivered through the British Council’s Culture and Development initiative to explore the use of cultural heritage for growth to benefit all levels of society.

FAMLAB, which launched in 2018, seeks to create opportunities for communities across the country to contribute to – and benefit from – the safeguarding and reinvigoration of their cultural heritage.

Project activities are focused on research, documentation, conservation, training and capacity building (including oral teaching techniques), experimentation and innovation, advocacy and education (including policy and community dialogues), and the re-imagination and revitalisation of cultural heritage via contemporary practices.

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