Memorial ceremony for the 92nd anniversary of the death of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; together with leaders of a number of departments, branches, Nam Dan district and representatives of the Nguyen Sinh, Hoang Xuan and Ha families.

Provincial leaders attend the memorial service for Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac. Photo: Thanh Duy

Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac was born in 1862 in Sen Village, Chung Cu Commune, Lam Thinh District, Nam Duong District, Nghe An Province (now Sen 2 Hamlet, Kim Lien Commune, Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province) in a family of Confucian scholars of peasant origin, with a tradition of patriotism and hard work.

His father was Mr. Nguyen Sinh Nham - a gentle, simple, hard-working farmer; his mother was Mrs. Ha Thi Hy - a talented, capable woman.

His parents died early and his family was in difficult circumstances, but Nguyen Sinh Sac was determined to study hard and was always encouraged and helped by his wife, Hoang Thi Loan. At the Tan Suu year (1901) examination, Nguyen Sinh Sac passed the Pho Bang exam.

Delegates respectfully commemorated Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac. Photo: Thanh Duy

After passing the exam, he did not become an official, but returned to his hometown to take care of his mother-in-law and taught for 5 years, and only became an official in the year of Binh Ngo (1906). After leaving the officialdom, Mr. Pho Bang Nguyen Sinh Sac went to the South to teach and prescribe medicine for the people, and contacted patriotic Confucian scholars.

In his last years, he lived in Hoa An village, now Hoa An commune, Cao Lanh city, Dong Thap province. On October 27, 1929, due to old age and poor health, he passed away. Admiring his patriotism and love for the people, the local people, although most of them were very poor at that time, still joined hands to arrange a proper burial for him at Troi Sanh temple, next to Hoa Long pagoda. The life of Mr. Pho Bang Nguyen Sinh Sac is a shining example that had a profound influence on President Ho Chi Minh.

Delegates attend the memorial service for the 92nd anniversary of the death of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the House of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac, part of the Sen Village Relic Complex, in a solemn atmosphere, delegates respectfully offered incense and offered prayers to commemorate Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac.

The relic of the house of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac, part of the Sen Village Relic Complex in Sen 2 hamlet, Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Duy

Before the spirit of the Vice-Chancellor, the leaders of the province and Nam Dan district and the family reviewed the life and career of Nguyen Sinh Sac; expressed deep gratitude for the great contributions of the Vice-Chancellor; and vowed to strive to build Nghe An province in general and Nam Dan district in particular to become more and more developed.

Before that, delegates offered incense at Chung Son Temple - the ancestral temple of President Ho Chi Minh.