Introducing nearly 120 paintings of Ho Xuan Huong's poems to Nghe An people
(Baonghean.vn) - Through this activity, we can better understand the background, life and poetry career of Ho Xuan Huong through paintings by domestic artists.
On December 2, the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Sports of Hanoi organized the opening of the painting exhibition "Ho Xuan Huong - Talent and Mystery".
Attending the ceremony were members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Van Dung - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Tran Thi My Hanh - Director of Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports. Also attending was comrade Tran Thi Van Anh - Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.
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Delegates cut the ribbon to open the painting exhibition “Ho Xuan Huong - Talent and Mystery”. Photo: Minh Quan |
On November 23, 2021, within the framework of the 41st General Assembly of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris (France), UNESCO approved the list of "Cultural Celebrities and Historical Events for the 2022-2023 school year" and poetess Ho Xuan Huong is the first Vietnamese woman to be honored in this period.
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Delegates visit the exhibition. Photo: Minh Quan |
This exhibition is part of a series of activities honoring and commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth and 200th anniversary of the death of poetess Ho Xuan Huong.
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Students visit the exhibition. Photo: Minh Quan |
Through this activity, we can better understand the background, life and poetry career of Ho Xuan Huong through nearly 120 paintings by domestic artists. From there, we can further affirm her contributions to Vietnamese literature in general as well as the cause of women's liberation.
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Some works on display at the exhibition. Photo: Minh Quan |