Erecting a large Hand-Holding Stele at Trinh Cong Son Park in Hue

On the afternoon of September 22, the People's Committee of Phu Xuan Ward ( Hue City) coordinated with the Hue Cultural Heritage Research and Development Association and the family of the late musician Trinh Cong Son to organize the inauguration ceremony of a stone stele engraved with the famous song "Noi Vong Tay Lon" by the late musician at the Huong River bank park on the street named after him.

Dựng bia Nối vòng tay lớn tại công viên Trịnh Công Sơn ở Huế- Ảnh 1. — Leaders of Phu Xuan Ward, researcher Nguyen Dac Xuan and singer Trinh Vinh Trinh pulled the ribbon to inaugurate the stele.

The stone stele engraved with the famous musical piece "Nui Vong Tay Lon" was made by the Hue Cultural Heritage Research and Development Association and the family of the late musician Trinh Cong Son to pay tribute, commemorate and honor the musician, a son of Hue; at the same time, to further embellish Trinh Cong Son's heritage works in Hue.

The large Hand-Holding Stele was carved by the sculpture group of Mr. Huynh Ba Y and the artisans of Hoang Long fine art stone establishment (Non Nuoc fine art stone village, Da Nang city) according to the handwriting of the late musician Trinh Cong Son. The stele was erected behind, on the left side (from the front looking in) of the bronze art statue of Trinh Cong Son in Trinh Cong Son park (Phu Xuan ward).

Dựng bia Nối vòng tay lớn tại công viên Trịnh Công Sơn ở Huế- Ảnh 2. — Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan performed Trinh Cong Son's songs at the ceremony.

Attending the ceremony were leaders of Phu Xuan Ward, members of musician Trinh Cong Son's family, members of the Hue Cultural Heritage Research and Development Association, artists Tran Manh Tuan, Tan Son, singer Duc Tuan, Ha Le and many artists and Trinh music lovers in the ancient capital of Hue.

Witness was taught by musician Trinh Cong Son to sing the song " Joining Hands in a Big Circle"

Also present at the ceremony was Mr. Doan Nhuan, former Deputy Head of the Legal Committee of the People's Council of Thua Thien - Hue province (old), former Chairman of the Inter-Faculty Student Council of Hue University (1973), a member of the student movement - pupils fighting for urban areas in the South before 1975.

Mr. Doan Nhuan was a participant in the Big Hands Joining Camp organized by poet Ngo Kha, leader of the Hue student movement, and musician Trinh Cong Son in April 1970 at Thuan An beach, Hue city.

At this camp, he was played the guitar by musician Trinh Cong Son himself and taught to sing the song " Joining Hands in a Big Circle" . The song was also sung by musician Trinh Cong Son himself on Saigon Radio at the historic moment of the country's reunification on April 30, 1975.

Dựng bia Nối vòng tay lớn tại công viên Trịnh Công Sơn ở Huế- Ảnh 3. — Mr. Doan Nhuan next to the large Hand-Holding stele in Trinh Cong Son park

Researcher Nguyen Dac Xuan, Chairman of the Hue Cultural Heritage Research and Development Association, in his speech at the stele erection ceremony, said that the song "Noi vong tay lon" was published in the collection Kinh Viet Nam, with cover drawn by artist Dinh Cuong, illustrated by Buu Chi, published by Nhan Ban Publishing House in 1970.

The Vietnamese Songs, with the introduction written by musician Trinh Cong Son in 1968, are a collection of 12 songs about the theme of struggle, the desire for peace and national unification. The songs express the Vietnamese people's desire for peace and national unification and have been included in the 9th grade music textbook.

"Musician Trinh Cong Son composed this song as a prophecy about the country's unification more than 5 years before the country's unification," researcher Nguyen Dac Xuan said.

Dựng bia Nối vòng tay lớn tại công viên Trịnh Công Sơn ở Huế- Ảnh 4. — Many artists and Trinh music lovers attended the ceremony.

Nowadays, the song " Joining Hands" has become widely popular, carrying universal values of peace and human solidarity.

Dựng bia Nối vòng tay lớn tại công viên Trịnh Công Sơn ở Huế- Ảnh 5. — Artists and many attendees sang the song "Joining Hands" together in the program.

Previously, the People's Committee of Hue City and the family of musician Trinh Cong Son erected an artistic statue of the late musician Trinh Cong Son. This is a sculpture by the late sculptor Truong Dinh Que, sponsored by Mr. Le Hung Manh (Chairman of the Board of Members and General Director of Gia Hoa Construction and Housing Trading Company, Ho Chi Minh City) and donated to Hue City.

The statue is cast in bronze, 1.7 m high, 1.6 m wide, 2.3 m long, and weighs 500 kg. The statue was designed and installed by architect Ho Viet Vinh and his team in collaboration with the Hue City Green Parks Center, in harmony with the landscape of Trinh Cong Son Street park.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dung-bia-noi-vong-tay-lon-tai-cong-vien-trinh-cong-son-o-hue-18525092220252055.htm