Various activities to honour the great poet Nguyen Du

(Cinet)- On July 28, the Vietnam Kieu Study Association and the Vietnam National Library organized a conference entitled “The Great Poet Nguyen Du and his masterpiece “The Tale of Kieu.

It was the third workshop on Nguyen Du and was one of the events to mark Nguyen Du’s 250th birthday anniversary. Some activities and workshops were held to honour the great poet Nguyen Du and his world-famous masterpiece ‘The Tale of Kieu’.

About 30 reports revolving around Nguyen Du’s artistry and his masterpiece were presented at the conference.

In the up-coming time, there will be an international conference on Nguyen Du and his masterpiece later on held by the Academy of Social Science and a commemoration ceremony conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of the central province of Ha Tinh, Nguyen Du’s home province.

The Tale of Kieu, which has 3,254 verses, has become part of Vietnamese daily life and the names of many characters in the story have become household names.

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