Ceremony to celebrate the 145th birthday of patriot Phan Boi Chau and ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the statue of Phan Boi Chau (December 26, 1867 - 2012)

(Baonghean.vn) –This morning, December 26, the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with Nam Dan district solemnly organized the 145th anniversary of the birth of patriotic scholar Phan Boi Chau and cut the ribbon to inaugurate the statue of Phan at the Phan Boi Chau Memorial Site - Nam Dan town.

Attending the ceremony were comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, representatives of provincial departments and branches; Professor Chuong Thau - historian; leaders of Nam Dan district along with a large number of teachers and students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and descendants of Phan Boi Chau's family.

Before the ceremony, the delegates offered incense to commemorate the patriotic scholar Phan Boi Chau and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the statue of Phan Boi Chau at the relic site. The statue is over 3m high, made of monolithic stone by the group of authors Dao Phuong, Hoang Hai Tho, Minh Chau and Hoang Luong. In addition to the province's budget, Phan's descendants also contributed to the construction of this statue.

The speech commemorating the 145th anniversary of the birth of patriotic scholar Phan Boi Chau, presented by comrade Thai Van Nong - Chairman of the District People's Committee, stated: Phan Boi Chau (real name Phan Van San), alias Sao Nam, was born on December 26, 1867 in Dan Nhiem village, now Xuan Hoa commune, Nam Dan district. Born into a family with a tradition of Confucianism, Phan was famous for his intelligence from a young age. Growing up, he saw the country being invaded by French colonialists, which strongly influenced Phan Boi Chau's patriotic enthusiasm. At the age of 18, he established the "Sy Tu Can Vuong Doi" to attack Nghe An citadel but failed. While studying hard, he also participated in patriotic activities. In 1905, he went to Japan and continued to participate in activities. His patriotic poems and literature had a strong impact on the masses and the patriotic movement in Vietnam.

Respectfully remembering and being proud of the patriot, in recent years, the Party Committee and people of Nam Dan - his hometown have strived to compete in labor production and have achieved many achievements in various fields: economic growth each year is higher than the previous year; investment attraction increases rapidly; society is stable, national defense and security are maintained; social security is guaranteed; people's cultural enjoyment is increasingly improved, the rural appearance is more prosperous and spacious. In particular, Nam Dan is honored to be selected by the Central Government as one of the 5 key districts in the country to implement the National Target Program on New Rural Construction.



Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong spoke at the ceremony.



Ribbon cutting ceremony of Phan's statue at the Memorial Area.

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong emphasized: The 145th anniversary of the birth of patriotic scholar Phan Boi Chau is an opportunity for generations of cadres and party members of all walks of life in Nam Dan in particular and Nghe An in general to remember and pay tribute to his great contributions. From there, we will strive to promote the potential and competitive advantages to build our homeland, and the Party Committee of Nam Dan district, Nghe An province will become increasingly stronger, worthy of being the homeland of patriotic scholar Phan Boi Chau. To commemorate the contributions of Phan Boi Chau, in recent times, Nghe An province and Nam Dan district have planned to build a memorial site for Phan Boi Chau. In the coming time, Nam Dan district needs to further promote the value of the Phan Boi Chau memorial site in educating the tradition of patriotism for the younger generation, making it an attractive cultural and spiritual tourism destination for Nam Dan in particular and Nghe An in general.



Student Tran Thi Hoang Phuc - class 12C1 Phan Boi Chau specialized in Literature spoke at the ceremony.

On behalf of the youth of Phan Boi Chau High School, Tran Thi Hoang Phuc, a 12C1 student majoring in Literature and a member of the National Literature Team, spoke with emotion, wishing to be a worthy student studying at the school named after patriot Phan Boi Chau.



Professor Chuong Thau and his wife donated books to Phan Boi Chau Memorial Site.



Phan Boi Chau School students remember Mr. Phan

On this occasion, Professor Chuong Thau presented the Phan Boi Chau Memorial Site with 10 volumes of the book "Phan Boi Chau, patriot and culturalist"./.

Thanh Thuy