(BDO) On the evening of November 30, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DCST) organized the award ceremony for the 2023 “Designing Souvenir and Tourism Gift Products” Contest of Binh Duong Province.
The contest, organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, aimed to discover and select unique and appealing souvenir and tourism gift designs that reflect the distinctive characteristics of Binh Duong’s land and people, to be produced and offered to visitors coming to the province.
The organizing committee presents the award to the first-prize winner (right, front row).
The organizing committee presents the awards to the second-prize winners.
After seven months of launching, the organizing committee received 81 entries from 23 authors both within and outside the province. The judging panel evaluated the submissions and selected the 16 best works to receive awards in this year’s contest.
According to the judges, most of the submitted products were carefully and meticulously crafted in both content and form, meeting the requirements and rules set by the organizers. The majority of the entries were made from materials close to nature and originated from Binh Duong’s traditional craft villages, such as lacquerware, bamboo and rattan weaving, carving, and sculpture.
Beyond their artistic and conceptual value, many works also incorporated distinctive images and tourist attractions of Binh Duong, carrying various messages that express the authors’ desire to contribute to the development of the province’s tourism industry.
The organizing committee presents the awards to the third-prize winners.
The organizing committee presents the awards to the consolation prize winners.
The first prize of this year’s contest was awarded to the work “Binh Duong – Convergence and Development” by Nguyen Dinh Tri from Binh Duong Intermediate School of Fine Arts and Culture.
The organizing committee also presented two second prizes, three third prizes, and ten consolation prizes.
Report and photos by: Hong Thuan