Veteran with passion for antiques and ornamental plants

Veteran Nguyen Dang Vang (80 years old) in Le Thanh Nghi ward (Hai Phong city) owns a collection of many valuable antiques and bonsai trees.

Mr. Nguyen Dang Vang introduces the origin of the pair of ancient unicorns from the Nguyen Dynasty worth nearly 100 million VND.

Mr. Vang was a veteran who had fought and died in the battlefields of Da Nang and the ancient citadel of Quang Tri. In November 1968, he was captured by the enemy and imprisoned in Phu Quoc prison. He was not allowed to return until 1973, when the Paris Agreement was signed.

Like many other veterans, returning to civilian life, Mr. Vang and his family worked hard, overcoming difficulties to have a comfortable life. His hobby and work for more than two decades is collecting antiques, taking care of bonsai, contributing to the family's economic development and preserving historical values.

Mr. Vang's house has long been a familiar address for antique enthusiasts. Currently, Mr. Vang has more than 400 antiques made from many materials such as pottery, stone, wood, porcelain, bronze from the Ly, Tran, Le, Nguyen dynasties... Each antique has historical value of each cultural period.

Mr. Vang started collecting antiques and ornamental plants in 2001. To find the items he liked, he often traveled far and wide to search, even riding his motorbike to many provinces and cities to learn more, and only when he was satisfied would he ask to buy them back.

An ancient plate from the Qinghua period (1446 - 1487) in Mr. Vang's collection. The plate has a painting of a bird perched on a flower branch with the meaning of peace.

Mr. Vang said that there were days when he rode his motorbike up to 100 km but couldn't buy anything because he didn't like it or someone else had bought it first. His hobby of collecting antiques is the main source of income for his family through trading or reselling antiques and bonsai. Mr. Vang's son is continuing his career.

The statue of "Mau Thuong Ngan" carved from green stone from the 16th century, is one of Mr. Vang's rare antiques, worth hundreds of millions of dong.

Along with his antique collection, Mr. Vang is also a member of the Ornamental Plants Association of the former Hai Duong City and Chairman of the Ornamental Plants Association of Thanh Binh Ward (now Le Thanh Nghi Ward). Currently, in his garden, there are nearly 100 ornamental plants of all kinds, some of which are hundreds of years old, many of which are worth hundreds of millions of dong.

The glove tree is over 200 years old. Mr. Vang bought it and has been taking care of it for 10 years now.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Bien, Head of Residential Area No. 6, Le Thanh Nghi Ward, said that Mr. Vang's hobby and job both bring a stable income for his family and preserve cultural and historical values ​​for everyone, especially children, to come and learn about the history of different periods.

Veteran Nguyen Dang Vang is an example of diligence, hard work, and eagerness to learn. He is also always dedicated to helping many other members develop the bonsai profession.

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Source: https://baohaiphongplus.vn/cuu-chien-binh-dam-me-do-co-sinh-vat-canh-415669.html