Memorial ceremony for the 79th anniversary of the death of patriot Phan Boi Chau

At noon on October 27 (ie September 29 of the lunar calendar), at the memorial house of Phan Boi Chau in Nam Dan town (Nam Dan district), the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the District Party Committee and People's Committee of Nam Dan district to organize a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 79th anniversary of his death.

The 79th anniversary of Mr. Phan's death was solemnly held. Photo: Hoang Nguyen

At the ceremony, representatives of the Department of Culture and Information, District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front Committee, departments, branches and unions of Nam Dan district; officials of the Provincial Monuments and Landscapes Management Board; Phan family and a large number of people respectfully commemorated, offered incense and fresh flower baskets to express their gratitude to Phan Boi Chau - a revolutionary predecessor, great thinker and culturalist of the nation.

Phan Boi Chau's real name was Phan Van San, his pen name was Sao Nam, born on December 26, 1867 in Sa Nam village, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province in a family of Confucian scholars.

The memorial house at Phan Boi Chau Memorial Site was built in 2016, from contributions from former students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and those who loved Mr. Phan. Photo courtesy of Thanh Cuong

Born into a country that was destroyed and his home destroyed, witnessing the misery and slavery of the people every day, he soon formed a patriotic and compassionate ideology. With a violent national salvation policy, Phan Boi Chau founded the Duy Tan Association, the Viet Nam Quang Phuc Association, and then the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang to gather forces to fight with armed revolutionary weapons and seek foreign aid.

The exhibition house at the relic site displays artifacts according to 3 themes: Phan Boi Chau's homeland, family and youth; Phan Boi Chau's national salvation career; Posterity's gratitude and honor to Phan Boi Chau. Photo courtesy of Thanh Cuong

Among those movements, the one that left the deepest impression was the Dong Du movement with the spirit of “same continent, same race, same culture”. Although the Dong Du movement was not successful, it laid the foundation for changes in our country in the early 20th century. In particular, this was an important link, a milestone marking the friendship between Vietnam and Japan in the field of culture and education, and to this day the Dong Du movement still retains its value in the cause of national development.

On the morning of October 29, 1940 (September 29, Canh Thin year), he breathed his last at the thatched house on Ben Ngu slope (Hue). Mr. Phan's life was devoted entirely to the national liberation movement and was a shining example for generations to learn and follow./.