Murals live on

Recently, in the province, there have been more and more mural art projects appearing with diverse content, careful investment, and humanistic significance. Instead of old concrete blocks, now the roads have been dressed up with a new appearance. Mural art roads not only contribute to creating a new appearance in living spaces but also become an effective means of communication.

From the countryside to the city

Whenever passing through the center of Tan Uyen city or passing through Khanh Binh Ward these days, people can easily see hundreds of beautiful and continuous paintings. With the theme "From the countryside to the city", this project was implemented by the People's Committee of Khanh Binh Ward on the wall range of Ben San leprosy treatment area, Long Binh neighborhood.

To implement this project, the Ward People's Committee has created 204 propaganda paintings with a length of nearly 1.2km. The paintings are drawn based on various themes such as "From the countryside to the city" and prominent achievements and constructions of Tan Uyen city. At the same time, visually promote content such as: "Civilized Saturday", traffic safety, national security and social order, sovereignty of sea and islands, environment, waste classification at the source, military service obligations, prevention of social evils, prevention of domestic violence, school violence, fire prevention and fighting, family, children, administrative reform, digital transformation, circular economy etc. with a total implementation cost of nearly 450 million VND.

With the theme of "From the countryside to the city", hundreds of murals in Khanh Binh ward are a prominent highlight in the work of propaganda, raising awareness of the residents in building a cultural and civilized lifestyle in the area.

Mr. Huynh Huu Phuc, Chairman of Khanh Binh Ward People's Committee, said that since the implementation, the Ward People's Committee has carried out repainting of all walls; carried out land improvement by cleaning up sanitation, collecting waste, excavating and pouring various types of soil and rocks in low-lying areas from Ho Cao slope to Truc Quyen residential area. In addition, the People's Committee of the ward also advises on implementing the "Civilized Saturday" campaign from the ward to the neighborhood; planting various types of trees and flowers along the mural walls to create additional highlights and landscapes for the project.

“Through the images on the mural street, we want to educate about the traditional history of Khanh Binh homeland, Tan Uyen city and also to propagate the Party's guidelines and policies of the State to the people, helping them to understand their duties and responsibilities in the process of building and developing Khanh Binh homeland, Tan Uyen city in the future. At the same time, the project aims to contribute to changing the perception of the community in preserving hygiene, environmental landscape, and raising awareness in jointly building a civilized urban lifestyle in Khanh Binh Ward in particular and Tan Uyen City in general," said Mr. Huynh Huu Phuc.

Living space enlightment

In Tan Dong Hiep Ward, Di An City, recently, on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Dong Tac neighborhood, a mural project has been appearing, which is being completed with diverse content, invested by the local authorities with great effort and carrying humanitarian significance. This mural project not only contributes to creating a new appearance for the street but also spreads many meaningful messages. On the walls are meticulous and elaborate drawings by professional artists with unique and vibrant colors.

Artist Nguyen Pin, one of the participants in the construction drawing, said: "The project has been implemented for over 2 months, from August 12 until now and is in the final stage. With 152 panels, me and my fellow artists have drawn paintings with main themes such as: "President Ho Chi Minh's Cultural Space", local scenic spots, Tan Dong Hiep ward's efforts in building the country and the theme of environmental protection. As a resident living here, I am very happy to contribute with my colleagues to create beautiful wall paintings for our homeland. The project is the collective achievement of many people. Each painting tells a story, conveys many meaningful messages.

Similarly, in My Phuoc ward, Ben Cat city, the "Mural painting" project on D3 street, ward 2 (fence of Huong Duong kindergarten) has also left many beautiful imprints in the hearts of the people. 21 paintings created by art teachers from schools in the area convey profound messages for environmental protection, and traffic safety education; drug prevention, water safety, domestic violence prevention, school violence prevention, urban landscape construction.

It can be said that, from the vibrant mural walls on the streets and alleys, the new appearance from the graffiti roads has, is and will contribute to embellishing the environmental landscape, urging every local resident to join hands in building a more civilized and beautiful homeland of Binh Duong.

Reported by Huynh Thuy – Translated by Vi Bao