In recent days, a unique cultural phenomenon has quickly attracted attention and spread strongly across social networking platforms: the image of the Independence Palace, the architectural and historical symbol of Ho Chi Minh City, is dressed in a new, brilliant coat, shimmering with modern lighting effects and impressive historical graphics. The combination of the ancient beauty of the building and the modernity of technology has created an irresistible attraction, making the online community admire and be moved when witnessing the majestic facade of this historical relic light up in a myriad of colors, artistically recreating heroic and proud moments of the nation.
Emotional comments such as "Peace is so beautiful", "Once in 50 years", or "Standing outside the gate, I still get goosebumps" have appeared densely on popular social networking sites such as TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, demonstrating the special interest and deep emotion of people when sharing videos recording the promising technical rehearsal for a large-scale art - technology program that is about to take place at this historically significant location.
The Independence Palace lit up in a 3D mapping performance that attracted a lot of attention from the people.
On the evening of April 6, the large square in front of the Independence Palace became a special cultural meeting place, attracting hundreds of city residents, most of whom were young and enthusiastic people who wanted to experience new things. Everyone eagerly flocked here to enjoy the unique 3D mapping light show, an event held for the first time at this historic building bearing the mark of time.
This is the event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.
It is known that the official event is called "The Peace Song", a meaningful activity, marking the beginning of a series of important events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025). With careful investment and dedication, "The Peace Song" has shown a subtle blend of solemn political elements and emotional artistic language, aiming to vividly and authentically recreate the 21-year journey of arduous but extremely heroic resistance of our nation. The program not only brings a tragic epic, depicting the sacrifices and losses, but also a triumphant song, praising the great victory, with the climax being the General Offensive and Uprising in Spring 1975 - the most brilliant and brilliant musical chapter in the history of building and defending the country of Vietnam.
But at the same time it is also an opportunity for people, especially young people, to have a chance to understand more about the lives of previous generations.
The audience at the event experienced short but comprehensive documentary films, cleverly interwoven with many unique, creative and attractive artistic performances. The diversity in the form of expression brought different levels of emotions, from the solemnity of chamber music, the flexibility of contemporary dance, the authenticity of live performances, to the overwhelming 3D mapping light show, lasers, smoke and fireworks, along with vivid and colorful graphic images.
All these elements have blended perfectly, contributing to the visualization and artisticization of dry historical information, helping the stories and memories of a difficult but heroic period of the nation become closer, easier to understand and more accessible to a wide audience, especially the young generation - the future owners of the country. The program has left a deep impression on the hearts of viewers and strongly contributed to arousing and honoring the passionate patriotism and deep pride in the glorious history of the nation.
Crowds of young people lined up to enjoy the show.
This is also the first time that modern and advanced performance technologies such as 3D Mapping, Laser Show, and vivid surround sound systems have been creatively applied to tell historical stories in a more intuitive and emotional way than ever before. The turning point historical battles, the emotional letters from the battlefield, the images of soldiers returning in the joy of victory and the moment the national flag proudly fluttered in the sky of the Independence Palace... all will be recreated vividly and realistically right on the very building that witnessed the important historical moment, marking the end of the war and the unification of the country.
Reenactment of the victory flag flying on the roof of the Independence Palace
The strong attraction of cutting-edge visual technology, epic music and meaningful historical themes has attracted a large number of young people to come and "hunt for photos", record videos and share their unique experiences on social networks. Photos of the Independence Palace "dyed" in brilliant red, yellow, blue or familiar historical symbols are spreading strongly on the internet as a gentle but profound reminder of the sacred value of peace, of the great sacrifices of previous generations so that we can have the beautiful life we have today.
"Once in 50 years", the Independence Palace, from a historical witness, has become a living stage, where the heroic memories of the nation are recreated in an emotional and artistic way. And perhaps, even when just standing outside the gate, each person can feel the deep vibrations, the echoes of a heroic historical period, arousing in the heart pride and a sense of responsibility for the future of the country.
