About the countryside of the 'Queen of Nom poetry'

According to history books, the villageQuynh DoiThe Ho, Nguyen and Hoang families founded the village in 1378 and named it "Tho Doi Trang". In 1528, Mr. Ho Nhan Hy (Mac Dynasty) changed the name to Quynh Doi commune as it is today. In the photo: The gate to Quynh Doi village was built spaciously and majestically. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Quynh Doi Commune has just been recognized as a model new rural area. Houses are built spaciously, roads are always green - clean - beautiful. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

With a long history of exploitation, Quynh Doi commune is considered a "relic area" with dozens of historical relics, including 8 national historical-cultural relics. In the photo: Quynh Doi communal house national historical relic. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Quynh Doi is also a locality with many famous families, including the Ho family. The Ho family temple is recognizedNational Historic Site, large campus, built spaciously, imbued with spiritual and cultural values, is a gathering place for descendants from all over the country. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In the grounds of the Ho family church, there is a stele house, inside which are erected three steles recording the names of the family's children who have made many contributions to their homeland and country. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In particular, in the campus there is also a statue of poetess Ho Xuan Huong (1772-1822), who is honored by later generations as the "Queen of Nom poetry". Ho Xuan Huong's poetry is considered to have deep humanistic values, expressing the aspirations of women in feudal society. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

On both sides of the statue of poetess Ho Xuan Huong are two steles engraved with her two famous Nom poems, "Banh troi nuoc" and "De den Sam Nghi Dong". Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Along with Quynh Doi communal house and Ho family temple, historical relics here contribute to affirming Quynh Doi as a "land of learning", a "spiritual land of talented people". In the photo: National historical relic of Quynh Quan Cong Ho Phi Tich's temple (1665 -1754). Ho Phi Tich passed the Royal Examination in Canh Thin year (1700), became an official to the Minister of War and Justice, and was given the title of Quynh Quan Cong. During his lifetime, he donated land to raise funds for the promotion of learning, contributing to the development of education. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Next to the church of Quynh Quan Cong Ho Phi Tich is the church and mausoleum of Ho Tung Mau (National Historical Site) and the female poet's stele house.Ho Xuan HuongIn the photo: The mausoleum of Ho Tung Mau (1895 - 1951), revolutionary scholar, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Inspector General of the Government. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Continuing the tradition of learning of their ancestors, today's generation of descendants in Quynh Doi continue to strive and excel in their studies to be worthy of the famous "land of learning" not only in Nghe An but also in the whole country. In the photo: Ho Tung Mau Primary and Secondary School, Quynh Doi Commune (Quynh Luu). Photo: Dinh Tuyen