Workshop 'Nguyen Trong - Trung Can family with the career of diplomacy, building and protecting the country'

Attending the Workshop, on the Central side, there were Associate Professor - Dr. Nguyen Duc Nhue - Chairman of the Scientific Council, Institute of History; Dr. Le Quang Chan - Deputy Director in charge of the Institute of History.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches, sectors and units; leaders of Nam Dan district; researchers and descendants of the Nguyen Trong family.

The Nguyen Trong family in Trung Can village, Nam Trung commune, now Trung Phuc Cuong commune, Nam Dan district, is one of the families with a historical and cultural tradition of more than 500 years with many famous figures, making important contributions to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, especially in the field of diplomacy, and is recorded in the history of the country.

Typical of the family are three fathers and sons, Nguyen Trong Thuong, Nguyen Trong Duong, Nguyen Trong Duong, all of whom passed the doctoral exam and were sent by the Le and Nguyen dynasties to the Qing Dynasty (China) as envoys for four generations and five times.

The scientific seminar “The Nguyen Trong - Trung Can family with the cause of diplomacy, building and defending the country” aims to clarify the contributions of the family members in the fields of diplomacy, building and defending the country, thereby creating a scientific basis for building a UNESCO dossier to recognize the record of the family with 4 generations of 5 times as ambassadors to China.

The Organizing Committee of the Conference received 22 presentations from scientists from the Institute of History, Institute of Han Nom Studies; Dai Nam University; Center for Cultural Science Activities of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam (Hanoi), Vinh University, Nghe An Department of Culture - Sports; Nghe An Provincial Historical Science Association and local researchers, descendants of the family...

Most of the papers focused on studying specific issues directly related to the typical figures of the Nguyen Trong - Trung Can family such as: The political career, diplomatic career, national defense career... of generations of famous people of the Nguyen Trong family were deeply influenced by the factors of the times, by the historical circumstances, the political context of the country; directly mentioning the achievements and careers of famous people of the Nguyen Trong family...

Not only did they contribute a lot to the history of the nation, the Nguyen Trong family members also made great contributions to the homeland of Trung Can, Nam Dan in building fine customs and traditions, building worship facilities, and practicing the beliefs of the local people. The most complete and vivid evidence of the contributions of the Nguyen Trong family members to the homeland of Trung Can is the communal house that has existed sustainably over time.

At the workshop, delegates discussed and clarified the contributions of the Nguyen Trong - Trung Can family in the fields of politics, military, culture, education and foreign relations. Providing documents to help clarify the background and career of some of the family's contributors in the field of foreign relations; orienting the preservation and promotion of the traditional values ​​of the Nguyen Trong - Trung Can family.../.