1. Who is the only Vietnamese woman honored by UNESCO?

  • Trieu Thi Trinh
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  • Nguyen Thi Dinh
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  • Bui Thi Xuan
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  • Ho Xuan Huong
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Poet Ho Xuan Huong is the only woman honored by UNESCO, alongside famous people Nguyen Trai, Ho Chi Minh , Nguyen Du, Chu Van An, Nguyen Dinh Chieu, and Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac.

Poet Ho Xuan Huong was born around the end of the 18th century, the beginning of the 19th century. According to many documents, she was the daughter of Mr. Ho Phi Dien and his concubine, Ha. Mrs. Ho Xuan Huong was intelligent, sharp, quick to adapt and very talented.

2. In what year was she honored by UNESCO?

  • 1991
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  • 2001
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  • 2011
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  • 2021
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On November 23, 2021, in Paris (France), the 41st UNESCO General Assembly approved the list of "Cultural figures and historical events for the 2022-2023 school year" to honor and commemorate the birth/death years of recognized historical figures.

At this event, the dossier commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth and 200th anniversary of the death of poetess Ho Xuan Huong was approved.

Resolution 41C/15 of UNESCO identified 7 core points about the famous person Ho Xuan Huong: Ho Xuan Huong has a profound humanistic ideology with the core being the struggle for the right to live for humans - humans as entities existing on earth with all the needs and aspirations of earthly life; Ho Xuan Huong is a special cultural - aesthetic phenomenon with a unique system of concepts through her poetic works.

Ho Xuan Huong has made great contributions to feminism and women's equality; Ho Xuan Huong's legacy is not only poetry, but also a system of behavior - spirit - consciousness for a good progress; Ho Xuan Huong not only fights and protects but also has the awareness to warn, criticize, oppose and deny what hinders human progress; Ho Xuan Huong and her legacy have a strong vitality, can spread and inspire many countries; Ho Xuan Huong's works have been recognized by researchers in many countries and translated into their own languages.

3. What is this lady's name?

  • Queen of Poetry
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  • Poetry
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  • The Queen of Nom Poetry
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  • Holy Poetry
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Poet Ho Xuan Huong is known as the “Queen of Nom poetry”. Her works still contain many poems in the Nom poetry genre such as: Banh troi nuoc, Vinh cai quat, Loi mou trau... with skillful poetry and profound implications. Her life was full of hardships when both marriages failed, all her feelings were poured into her poems.

As Xuan Dieu said, “Ho Xuan Huong’s poetry is Xuan Huong’s life, is Xuan Huong’s personality in it. Xuan Huong’s poetry is the soul, the body, the eyes that see, the hands that touch, the feet that walk, the smile, the tears of Xuan Huong, the personality and destiny of Xuan Huong”.

4. Where is the village of scholars, the hometown of this female writer?

  • Mo Trach ( Hai Duong )
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  • Ngoc Quan ( Bac Ninh )
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  • Quynh Doi (Nghe An)
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  • Nguyet Vien (Thanh Hoa)
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Quynh Doi Commune, Quynh Luu District (old), Nghe An Province is famous for its rich culture, revolutionary tradition and mandarin tradition. Quynh Doi is the name of the commune, and there is also a village with the same name.

According to statistics, in the period 1378-1918, this commune had 734 people passing the bachelor and bachelor exams, 4 deputy masters, 7 doctors, 2 royal doctors, 1 third professor. After 1945 until now, the commune has 55 doctors, 16 associate professors. In addition to the tradition of mandarin exams, this place is also known as the hometown of poetess Ho Xuan Huong.

5. She is the "queen of Nom poetry" but she also composed Chinese poetry, true or false?

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Not only composing Nom poetry, Ho Xuan Huong also wrote many poems in Chinese characters. The book Ho Xuan Huong: The Person - Thoughts - Works states that contemporary scholars and Chinese scholars ranked Ho Xuan Huong as one of the leading female poets (in Chinese characters) of Vietnam.

Ho Xuan Huong's Chinese poetry mainly describes the scenery, both sides respond to each other, and expresses personal feelings. This type of poetry rarely touches others. Therefore, Ho Xuan Huong was highly appreciated by contemporary scholars for her talent in Chinese poetry.

Today, readers can read her Chinese works in the love poetry collections Luu Huong Ky ; De Bay Ha Long ; Huong Dinh Co Nguyet Thi Tap , Do Son Bat Vinh ... with a steady and skillful writing style.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nguoi-phu-nu-viet-nam-duy-nhat-duoc-unesco-vinh-danh-la-ai-2454348.html