President Truong Tan Sang offered incense at the temple of Truong Dinh Hero in Go Cong town and Gia Thuan commune in Go Cong Dong district, Tien Giang province
Quang Ngai province’s leaders attended a formal ceremony held by Tien Giang province on August 20 to commemorate the 150th death anniversary of Truong Dinh National Hero (August 20, 1864-2014).
President Truong Tan Sang, Former State Vice President Truong My Hoa, Director of people’s supreme procuracy Nguyen Hoa Binh, and Quang Ngai province’s leaders including Acting Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Minh, Deputy Secretary Tran Van Minh, Vice Chairmen of the PPC Le Quang Thich and Dinh Thi Loan attended the ceremony.
At the commemorative ceremony, Secretary of Tien Giang provincial Party Committee Tran The Ngoc reviewed the life and career of the national hero in early days of the resistance war against the French colonialists more than 150 years ago.
Truong Dinh was born in 1820 in Tinh Khe commune, Son Tinh district, Quang Ngai province. When he was 24 years old, he followed his father to the south and gathered poor farmers to establish a plantation in Gia Thuan commune, Go Cong Dong district, Tien Giang province.
He had led several movements struggling against the French colonialists’ invasion for six years, won many glorious feats of arms and was honored as ‘Binh Tay Dai nguyen soai’ (the Binh Tay Marshal).
In a battle on August 20 of 1864, Truong Dinh was seriously wounded and he killed himself with his sword to avoid being captured by the enemy, at the age of 44.
Every year on August 20, Tien Giang province holds the ceremony to commemorate Truong Dinh Hero.
Quang Ngai province's leaders at the temple of Truong Dinh hero in Tien Giang province
This year’s commemorative anniversary in Tien Giang province takes place within four days from August 17-20 with various activities such as sports competitions, cooking contests, singing performances and folk games, etc.
After the ceremony, Quang Ngai province’s leaders and other delegates came and offered incense at the grave and temple of Truong Dinh Hero in Go Cong town and Gia Thuan commune in Go Cong Dong district, Tien Giang province.
Minh Thien
Đăng ký: VietNam News
