Quy Nhon, see you again!

Essays by LIEU HANH

This is not the first time I have come here, but every time, Quy Nhon always brings me many new things, and it seems that I have a destiny with this land.

One of my first stops in Quy Nhon was to visit the tomb of Han Mac Tu - a talented but ill-fated poet. Standing in front of the tombstone, my hands touched the cold stone slab, the person lying there with the moon, wind, sky and clouds, as if somewhere echoing the beautiful but heartbreaking poem: "One day, by the jade stream/With the stars and dew, I lay dead like the moon/Not finding any fairy to cry/To kiss me and wash away my heart's wounds".

Quy Nhon - Binh Dinh is often known as a land of martial arts and literature, the place where the names of the Four Friends of Ban Thanh - Han Mac Tu, Che Lan Vien, Yen Lan, Quach Tan are recorded. And it is also the place where the poet Xuan Dieu - known as the king of love poems but still left in people's hearts the salty poems of love in the land of Nau: "Father in the North, mother in the South/ The scholar married a fish sauce seller/... Father's homeland Ha Tinh is a narrow and dry land.../ Mother's homeland the south wind blows up fresh/ Binh Dinh has green rice fields embracing the shadow of Cham towers".

Painting by artist VU HOANG TUAN

I first missed Quy Nhon because this land has nurtured many poetic souls. But Quy Nhon not only let me wander in the land of literature and poetry but also left an impression of an increasingly rich and modern coastal city. In recent years, Quy Nhon has developed at a dizzying speed. About ten years ago, when I went to Quy Nhon beach, I simply went swimming, watched the sea, walked around the peaceful city and... slept. But now the streets are more fun, the city has more highlights, and even the shops seem to be more colorful and stylish.

My best friend took me for a walk around the FLC urban area, and at the end of the day, we went out to see the sea. And the sea is my passion. The sea is majestic and immense. The sea is deep and deep. The sea is liberal and abundant. Poet Nguyen Trong Tao once regretted his youthful love in a few verses: "I let my love slip away/Please don't forgive or be angry/The yellow lilies brush against my feet as if reminding me/A sad afternoon with white waves on Quy Nhon beach". So lovely and the verse is like an invitation to Quy Nhon!

Quy Nhon beach makes people want to swoop down on the grassy, sandy shores along the road, freely watch the sea and let their souls drift in the wind while hearing the sweet, haunting song "The sea remembers your name calling back" echoing somewhere.

And every time my heart is troubled, I return to my beloved Quy Nhon memories. It was here that a persistent young man from the land of Nau finally became the destination of my life, so that I had to put aside the clumsy verses of my youth: “I will not return to the land of Nau, my dear/ Even though the waves of Quy Nhon soothe my sleepless nights”.

Every time, Quy Nhon warmly welcomes me. Usually the weather here is hot and sunny, but today I said goodbye to Quy Nhon in a drizzly afternoon. My friend said it was spring rain! Sea. Wind. Love and a little bit of heartache, I secretly promised to return to Quy Nhon one day!

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