Seminar on the cultural celebrity of Dong Cac University, Cao Xuan Duc (1842-1923)
(Baonghean.vn) –This morning, December 6, in Vinh City, the Provincial People's Committee, the Vietnam Historical Science Association and the Nghe An Folk Arts Association jointly organized the Conference on the Cultural Celebrity of the Eastern Cac University Scholar Cao Xuan Duc (1842-1923).
Attending the workshop were comrades: Ho Duc Phoc - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Xuan Duong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Professor Phan Huy Le - Chairman of the Vietnam Historical Science Association; Associate Professor Ninh Viet Giao - Chairman of the Nghe An Folk Arts Association, along with representatives of the Cao family and domestic researchers of culture, history and education.
Delegates attending the workshop
The conference gathered 35 presentations revolving around the issues: The life and personality of the famous Dong Cac University Scholar Cao Xuan Duc, the cultural and educational career and the contributions of Cao Xuan Duc to his homeland Nghe An. In his welcoming speech, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong affirmed that the organization of a scientific conference on the cultural celebrity Dong Cac University Scholar Cao Xuan Duc is an extremely practical and meaningful activity, aiming to learn more deeply and exploit more fully the aspects and issues related to the life and career of the celebrity. From there, there will be a correct orientation in preserving, exploiting and effectively promoting the legacies he left behind, making an important contribution to the work of preserving and promoting the value of traditional cultural identity.
Dong Cac Dai Hoc Si Cao Xuan Duc was born in Thinh My village, Cao Xa commune, Dong Thanh district, Dien Chau prefecture (now Dien Thinh commune, Dien Chau district, Nghe An province). During his lifetime, he passed the Bachelor's exam under the Nguyen dynasty and was appointed to many important positions such as Luu Kinh Dai Than, Thuong Thu Bo Hoc, Thieu Bao of the Crown Prince... Dong Cac Dai Hoc Si - one of the four pillars of the royal court.
Cong Kien
