Provincial leaders and departments visited the Temple of Celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu.
Attending the incense offering ceremony were Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Ho Thi Hoang Yen, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Tran Thanh Lam, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Ngoc Tam, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Be Muoi; representatives of the Provincial People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, National Assembly Delegation of Ben Tre province, representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches, family of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Chieu and union members, youth, students and local people.
The leaders and delegates listened to the reading of the stele, summarizing the life and merits of Nguyen Dinh Chieu. At the same time, they respectfully offered incense at the temple in memory of the teacher, physician, and patriotic poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu, a famous person honored by UNESCO.
Provincial Party Secretary - Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Ho Thi Hoang Yen offers incense at the Temple of Celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu.
The famous Nguyen Dinh Chieu was born on July 1, 1822 in Tan Thoi village, Binh Duong district, Gia Dinh province (now Cau Kho ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City). When the three eastern provinces fell into the hands of the French, refusing to live in the enemy-occupied area, he and his family sailed to An Duc village, Bao An commune, Vinh Long province (now Ba Tri district, Ben Tre province). Here, he continued to teach, prescribe medicine to treat people, and at the same time maintained close ties with patriotic scholars and resistance forces.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Chieu spent nearly 30 years fighting with the people of Ba Tri district in particular and Ben Tre province in general. He was a patriotic poet and teacher who fought against the enemy without compromise with his sharp pen. He died on July 3, 1888 and was laid to rest in An Duc commune, Ba Tri district.
Students and local people came to visit and offer incense to pay tribute to the famous person Nguyen Dinh Chieu.
Since 1992, Ben Tre Provincial Party Committee has chosen July 1st every year as the “Ben Tre Provincial Cultural Traditional Festival”. Accordingly, many activities have taken place every year to honor the ideological values and moral character of a poet, teacher, and physician who devoted his life to the people, devoting his talent and intelligence to serving the people and the country.
In November 2021, the United NationsEducational , Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) issued a resolution honoring Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu in the list of world cultural celebrities.
News and photos: Thanh Dong
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