A painting from the book Luc Van Tien (The Tale of Luc Van Tien), an epic poem with 2,076 lines by late poet and teacher Nguyễn Đình Chiểu (1822 – 1888), one of the country’s leading writers in the 19th century. Topics of love, loyalty, bravery and fair justice are featured.The epic is used in textbooks for secondary high school students. It includes useful information and knowledge on traditional Vietnamese medicine.In Ben Tre province, a ceremony to honour and celebrate Chieu’s 200th birthday will take place on July 1 at the Nguyen Dinh Chieu Temple, where the tomb and monument of the poet are located. Drama shows will be also staged.The highlighted show will be Tien Nga (Fairy Tale), a musical play based on Chieu’s Luc Van Tien, by talented artists of the private drama theatre IDECAF of HCM City.The play is about the life of Luc Van Tien, a poor student who travels to the capital to take a civil service examination for mandarins. He rescues Kieu Nguyet Nga, a beautiful woman from a wealthy family, from a robbery.

Source: VietNamNet News June 18, 2022 09:34 UTC