Paintings recall memory of historic Truong Son Trail
Paintings and sketches created during the American War on the legendary Truong Son Trail will be on display at an exhibition that will open on April 26 in Hanoi.
Entitled Ky Uc Truong Son (Memory of Truong Son), the exhibition will showcase more than 200 paintings and sketches by eight painters, who are former soldiers (Photo: VNA)
The exhibition aims to offer visitors valuable information about a glorious period in the nation’s history (Photo: VNA)
Created during the period from 1960 to 1975, most of the artworks were made on the Truong Son Trail (also known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail) (Photo: VNA)
Visitors will also have chance to see letters sent from the battlefields (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
During the exhibition, the documentary Ky Su Truong Son Huyen Thoai (Reports about Legendary Truong Son) will be screened (Photo: VNA)
The Embassy of Vietnam to Chile celebrated the 43th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification (April 30, 1975) in a ceremony on April 28 which gathered the Vietnamese community in Chile and many foreign guests.
Sketches summarizing the undaunted spirit of people during the two resistance wars against the French colonialists and US troops are being displayed at the Fine Art Museum in central Da Nang city.
Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on September 1 led a delegation to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh Museum – city branch on the occasion of 73rd National Day (September 2).
The Ho Chi Minh Trail has been listed among 11 prominent national heritage sites, according to a recent announcement from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A state-level funeral will be held on April 10 for Lt. Gen. Dong Sy Nguyen, former Vice Chairman of the Ministers’ Council and former Commander of Truong Son Corps, who passed away on April 4.
Paintings and sketches created during the American War on the legendary Truong Son Trail will be on display at an exhibition in Hanoi open to public from April 26.