Honoring the legacy of 'Artist' Ninh Viet Giao
(Baonghean.vn) - That is the affirmation of the attending delegates.Meeting to congratulate the Ho Chi Minh Award-winning work of the late Associate Professor Ninh Viet Giao, organized by the Department of Culture and Sports on the afternoon of December 8.
Attending the ceremony were comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Department of Culture and Sports, Department of Education and Training, and many relatives, friends and colleagues of the late Associate Professor Ninh Viet Giao.
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Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Minh Thong spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Phuoc Anh |
Born in Thanh Hoa province, the late Associate Professor Ninh Viet Giao was deeply attached to Nghe An. In addition to teaching at Huynh Thuc Khang High School, since 1953, he has also participated in collecting and researching Nghe An folk culture.
His self-study and passion for research and study have made him a researcher and localist. With 50 works, books and thousands of pages of writings, he has become an “Artist” and has been recognized by the Vietnam Book of Records Center as “the person with the most research works on Nghe An folk culture”.
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Director of Nghe An Department of Education and Training presented flowers to congratulate the representative of the relatives of the late Associate Professor Ninh Viet Giao. Photo: Phuoc Anh |
In recognition of his contributions and scientific value, since 1984, teacher Ninh Viet Giao was the only high school teacher in the locality to be awarded the title of Professor Level 1 (now called Associate Professor), and was awarded the State Prize for Literature and Arts, first term, 2000.
In particular, in May 2017, President Tran Dai Quang awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize - the State Prize for Literature and Arts to the late Associate Professor Ninh Viet Giao, for his work "Nghe An Poetry Treasure" in 9 volumes.
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Minh Thong reviewed the outstanding research works of the late Associate Professor Ninh Viet Giao; at the same time, he emphasized that the treasure trove of heritage that the late Associate Professor left behind made an important contribution to the cause of building the culture of Nghe An.
Phuoc Anh