Somber images at the art program 'Truong Bon - Legendary epic'

Thanh Cuong• October 30, 2022 09:17

(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of October 29, the art program "Truong Bon - Legendary Epic" was jointly organized by the People's Committee of Nghe An province and Nhan Dan Newspaper on the occasion of the 54th anniversary of Truong Bon Victory, paying tribute to the heroic martyrs and youth volunteers who fell on the legendary route. The program was presented through art performances combining a variety of music, dance, poetry, drama... Songs praising the homeland, especially songs about Nghe An, Truong Bon...

The program opened with the introduction of Truong Bon, Nghe An, a land of green mountains and blue waters, deep affection, and the Vi Giam folk song that nurtured the souls of the simple, affectionate, and passionately loving Central Vietnamese people. This land is also a place where nature challenges people with its harsh environment, thereby forging the resilient Nghe An people with strong will, determination, and deep national consciousness, so that "when the enemy comes, even women will fight". Photo: Thanh Cuong

The highlight of the art program was the play “Wakeful Dawn”, written by poet Nguyen Si Dai and performed by actors from Nghe An Province Traditional Arts Center, recreating the simple, sacred, resilient and brave moments of the Truong Bon soldiers of the past - the girls and boys “as beautiful as roses, as hard as steel”. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Artists and actors reenact the stories of Truong Bon soldiers before their sacrifice. The thoughts and ideals of youth, the simple yet great aspirations of people at Truong Bon's death's door, facing danger every day and every hour, ready to sacrifice for the Fatherland. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Of the 13 Youth Volunteers of Company 317, the youngest is 17 years old, the oldest is 22, they are all in the most beautiful age of their twenties. They have put aside their own memories and love to live and fight for the common ideal of the whole nation. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In the midst of the land plowed by bombs and bullets, where death was always near, tens of thousands of people here lived and fought, overcame the dangers, hardships, and deprivation of bombs and bullets, and stuck to the battlefield day and night. With iron determination.“Live by clinging to the bridge, clinging to the road - Die bravely and steadfastly,” “The heart can stop beating but the road cannot be blocked.”Photo: Thanh Cuong

The most touching thing about Truong Bon is the historical choice, the courage to die when people have seen the path to live with the mission completed. Only 1 day after that fateful morning of October 31, 1968, was the ceasefire order, peace in the North. In the hands of the Youth Volunteers in Truong Bon that day were the admission notices from vocational schools, the signed discharge decisions... Ahead were the weddings. The future was the lecture halls... Photo: Thanh Cuong

However, the women did not return to miss the wedding procession, the men stayed in Truong Bon motherland to miss a bright personal future! When their hearts listened to the call from the battlefield, everyone stayed on the road so as not to miss the shipments to the South, not to miss the close comradeship, for the day of the South's liberation, for the day of national reunification without missing a deadline. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Bodies that served as markers for passing vehicles; bodies that fell in a series of cruel coordinate bombs on the last day of the war, just a few hours before the ceasefire took effect, forever became markers for the country and homeland to go in the right direction; for future generations to stand up straight and be human. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The art program was staged with a modern sound and lighting system, creating a solemn and tragic atmosphere to tell the touching and proud story of the legendary land of Truong Bon. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The musical play “The Awakening Dawn” brings emotional moments to the audience. The dreams and aspirations of the Truong Bon generation of the past will be told, will be listened to, respected and continued by the young generation of today. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the art program, the Organizing Committee arranged 13 special chairs in solemn positions for the 13 heroic martyrs of the Youth Volunteer Force who sacrificed their lives at Truong Bon on October 31, 1968. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Crowds of people watching the art program. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The young singers dressed in white like doves - a symbol of peace, sending a message of aspiration for peace in a world where conflicts and wars still exist. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The end of the art program "Truong Bon - Legendary Epic" is the image of Truong Bon, Nghe An entering the period of innovation, with the working class and intellectuals unanimously enthusiastically working, producing, joining hands to build and develop the homeland. The performance creates feelings of pride, emotion and hope, urging people to devote themselves to building their homeland, giving audiences across the country a new perspective on Truong Bon, Nghe An as a green, peaceful land with great potential for investment and development. Photo: Thanh Cuong