Temple and tomb of famous man Nguyen Dinh Chieu

Temple and tomb of famous man Nguyen Dinh Chieu

Nguyen Dinh Chieu Tomb Relic and Memorial Area, located in An Duc commune, Ba Tri district, Ben Tre province, is the place to worship and bury patriotic poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu, along with his wife Le Thi Dien and daughter Nguyen Thi Ngoc Khue (Suong Nguyet Anh). Nguyen Dinh Chieu (1822 - 1888) is a typical representative of the class of patriotic scholars who used poetry as a means of fighting against the invading French colonialists through ideology. Most of his literary and poetic works are written in Nom, expressing both his fighting spirit and his deep feelings about the nation's destiny and love for people. Nguyen Dinh Chieu played an important role in the resistance war against the French, but he could not do what Truong Dinh did when he brought troops from the plantation to fight, like Tran Thien Chanh who recruited brave soldiers to fight the invasion, like Nguyen Thong who joined the army to fight the enemy. ..., He fought with a pen, immersed himself in the people's fight and became the spokesman of the patriotic movement against the French. He was the first Vietnamese poet to talk about the people's war, promoting the role of farmers in the uprisings against the French with a sense of their duties and rights, they needed to fight to protect " inches of land, vegetables, bowls of rice and clothes" for themselves, protecting the sacred sovereignty of the country. In famous works such as "Luc Van Tien", "Orientation of the martyrs of Can Giuoc", "Six heroes of the people in battle"..., he praised the spirit of patriotism and heroic fighting examples of the heroes. peasant soldier. For insurgent leaders such as Truong Dinh, Phan Ngoc Tong,... Nguyen Dinh Chieu dedicated poetic words that expressed art, lyricism and heroism. He saw the relationship between the insurgent leader and the masses, the insurgent's love for the leader as well as the leader's favor towards the insurgent army. That is Nguyen Dinh Chieu's new concept of a hero, very different from previous feudal concepts of patriotic loyalty. Nguyen Dinh Chieu Tomb Relics and Memorial Area has a total area of ​​14,187.9 m2, including main items: stele house, new temple, old temple, grave area. - Beer house: built in 2000 - 2002 with reinforced concrete, 12m high with two floors of tiled roof, ceramic tiled floor. - New temple: built in 2000 - 2002, 21m high, built of reinforced concrete in a circular shape, ceramic tiled floor, concrete roof covered with blue yin-yang tiles. - Old temple: built in 1972, area 84m2, including two floors of roof, brown yin and yang tiles, brick walls, tiled floor according to traditional architecture. - Tomb area: renovated in 1958, including the grave of Mr. Do Chieu, the grave of the old woman and the grave of her daughter Nguyen Thi Ngoc Khue (Suong Nguyet Anh) - female artist, editor of Women's Chung newspaper - the first women's newspaper of Vietnam. Vietnam. The grave of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Chieu on the stele is engraved with the word Japanese (日), the grave of the old lady on the stele is engraved with the word Nguyet (月). At the monument, there is currently a gallery displaying images of Party and State leaders, domestic and foreign delegations, and people from inside and outside the province visiting... The gallery also has a number of works. Typical works of Nguyen Dinh Chieu such as: Luc Van Tien, Duong Tu - Ha Mau, Ngu Tieu's oral medicine, Can Giuoc's memorial service,... in Han Nom and some documents of researchers, Collect and highlight the ideological value, personality and content of Nguyen Dinh Chieu's works. Every year, the government and people of Ben Tre province organize a traditional cultural festival on July 1 and 3 (the birth and death days of Nguyen Dinh Chieu). Festival with many rich programs. With special historical and cultural value, Nguyen Dinh Chieu's Tomb and Memorial Site were ranked by the Prime Minister as a special national monument on December 22, 2016. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage

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