In addition to state-invested cultural and sport institutions, industrial parks and enterprises have also invested in many works by socialization fund to improve the people’s cultural lives
Outstanding socialization projects
The most remarkable project was outdoor theater in My Phuoc industrial park (IP) to serve workers in the industrial cluster (Ben Cat district). The theater was built in 2005, with an area of 6,400m2, capacity of 3,000 seats, is being used for organizing many activities for workers. In addition, My Phuoc IP invested in the construction of a football field cluster with 6 standard fields and hosts annual physical training and sports events in the IP. Besides, enterprises such as: Becamex IDC, Phuoc Hoa Rubber Company, BIWASE, Binh Duong Materials and Construction Company, Di An Train Company also invested in cultural and sports institutions such as Cultural Center, Community Sports Center, multi-purpose sport halls, swimming pools, cultural houses, football fields, volleyball courts... In addition, some enterprises in IPs are also paid attention to the construction of cultural and sports institutions such as multipurpose halls with stage for arts performances, playgrounds for some popular sports (football, volleyball) to make the place for workers to train, take exercises, and entertainment.
Dai Nam Van Hien theme park invested by Dai Nam Joint Stock Company always attracts a large number of visitors.
Dai Nam Van Hien theme park was invested by Dai Nam Joint Stock Company with works such as: Dai Nam Temple, Ngu Hanh Son Mountain, 9-storeyed tower, artificial beach, zoological garden, music theater, 4D cinema, multi-purpose racecourses (horse racing, dog racing, motor racing, GoKart racing, water motor show) with an area of 60ha, 20,000 seats with the total investment capital VND1,000 billion... often organize activities on weekends and big holidays.
Vietnam Motorbike Company invested VND8 billion in a 2K racecourse in Provincial Sports Center to host motorcycle racing on weekends. Thanh Le Cultural Park in TDM City and Thuy Chau ecotourism resort in Binh Thang Ward (Di An Town) were invested with items such as theaters, swimming pools, football fields, water parks, streams, and waterfalls… have made great contributions to the service of the people and workers during holidays with many types of entertainment.
To heighten the spiritual life
In addition, in TDM City, Di An Town, Thuan An Town, and Ben Cat Town, there are many organizations and individuals, who made investments in sports facilities. According to statistics, the province has now 3 golf courses, 6 cinemas, more than 10 bookstores, more than 100 teams, groups, clubs and 73 “don ca tai tu” clubs, 550 karaoke restaurants. These clubs have created a fun atmosphere and healthy cultural activities, contributed positively to the building of cultural life at the grassroots. Speaking at the meeting on the implementation of investment, construction and exploitation of cultural and sports institutions in the province, Nguyen Khoa Hai, Director of Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism, said: "Recently, in the province, besides cultural and sport institutions built by the State, the socialization of cultural institution construction is also performed carefully by enterprises and industrial parks. These institutions serve not only the needs of the people but also workers”.
It must be acknowledged that in recent years, besides public cultural and sport institutions, non-public service establishments have also made great contributions to the investment and development of cultural and sports institutions to serve entertainment and enjoyment needs of all classes of people, including the labor force in Binh Duong. In addition, the province has actively transferred the management and investment of cultural and sports institutions to enterprises to develop a number of strong sports teams of the province such as football, volleyball, tennis, bike racing... These models have proved its efficiency, brought high achievements to the province.
Reported by K.Ha – Translated by Ngoc Huynh
