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Hai Phong tourism souvenir design contest kicks off

NGUYEN CUONG 09/08/2025 10:28

Entries for the Hai Phong tourism souvenir design contest must highlight the distinctive features of the city’s natural landscapes, heritage, tourism, architecture, land, people, and culture.

Giám đốc Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch Hải Phòng Trần Thị Hoàng Mai phát biểu phát động cuộc thi
Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Thi Hoang Mai speaks at the contest launching ceremony

The Hai Phong Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism launched the Hai Phong tourism souvenir design contest on August 8 to celebrate the merger of Hai Duong province and Hai Phong city.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Tran Thi Hoang Mai, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, said the contest aims to encourage the artistic creativity of organizations and individuals, producing unique, high-quality, and symbolic souvenirs that enhance visitors’ experience of Hai Phong.

The contest is not only about finding beautiful products, but also about serving cultural exchange, external relations, and tourism promotion and introducing the land, people, and culture of Hai Phong, thereby enriching the city’s tourism brand identity.

Ảnh báo in: Các đại biểu bấm nút phát động cuộc thi
Delegates press the button to launch the contest

Through the contest, the organizers hope to discover new souvenir designs with high applicability, helping businesses and souvenir producers diversify their products to meet customer needs and preferences.

Under the theme “The identity and imprint of Hai Phong through a souvenir for visitors,” the contest encourages organizations and individuals to create symbolic, aesthetic, and practical products.

Entries should reflect the unique characteristics of Hai Phong’s natural landscapes, cultural heritage, tourism, architecture, land, people, and culture. Judging criteria include creativity, aesthetics, marketability, environmental friendliness, and symbolism.

Các đại biểu và các nghệ nhân, nghệ sĩ tham gia lễ phát động cuộc thi
Delegates, artisans, and artists attend the contest launching ceremony

The contest runs from August 2025 to May 2026 in two rounds. The first round, from August to November 2025, will select the 30 best designs to award one first prize, two second prizes, three third prizes, and 24 creativity prizes.

Selected designs will then be produced as completed products for the second round, which takes place from December 2025 to April 2026. In this round, the organizers will award one first prize, two second prizes, three third prizes, and five impression prizes.

The awards ceremony is expected to take place at the end of April 2026.

Detailed information and contest rules are available at: http://sovhttdl.haiphong.gov.vn and Facebook fanpages “Du lich Hai Phong” and “Thanh pho Hai Phong”.

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Hai Phong tourism souvenir design contest kicks off