Summary and presentation of prizes for the 2023 Reading Culture Ambassador Contest

Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Trinh Huu Hung (far right) and a sponsor awarded the title of Provincial Reading Cultural Ambassador to Ngo Thu Quyen, Tuong Giang Primary School, Tu Son city.

After 2 months of launching (from March to May 2023), the Organizing Committee of the Bac Ninh Provincial Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2023 received more than 80,000 entries from students of 231 schools (Primary, Secondary and High Schools) in the whole province.

The organizing committee reports that this year's participants are the most ever; the number of entries climbed by 178% from 2022 to this year. The entrants made expensive investments in paintings with a variety of eye-catching color schemes, video clips with investments in outdoor scenery, and costumes. They also embellished numerous contest submissions with original motifs.

At the closing ceremony, the Competition Organizing Committee awarded 6 Firsts, 12 Seconds, 17 Thirds, 66 Consolations and 4 thematic prizes for excellent individuals and 05 collective prizes for schools with the highest number of participants. In which, the title of Ambassador of Reading Culture in Bac Ninh province in 2023 was given to Ngo Thu Quyen, class 2A, Tuong Giang Primary School, Tu Son city.

The Provincial Reading Culture Ambassador Contest is being organized for the third year, with the goal of instilling a love of reading in the next generation, supporting and promoting the reading movement, and developing reading habits and skills in pupils.