INFORMATION ON THE PAINTING OF EMPEROR QUANG TRUNG Material: Lacquer carving - Size: 70 x 90 cm Adapted from Dong Ho folk paintings. Nguyen Hue (1753 - 1792), also known as King Quang Trung or Bac Binh Vuong, was the second emperor of the Tay Son Dynasty (reigning from 1788 to 1792) after Thai Duc Emperor Nguyen Nhac - Nguyen Hue's older brother. The three brothers Nguyen Nhac - Nguyen Hue - Nguyen Lu were all brilliant heroes of Dai Viet. When the country was still divided into Dang Trong - Dang Ngoai, the three brothers Nguyen Hue recruited soldiers day and night, gathered them into groups, practiced martial arts, and tamed them. King Nguyen Hue himself personally sought out talented people who understood military tactics to help the righteous soldiers. The story of King Quang Trung is recorded in history books: curly hair, a voice as elegant as spikes, eyes as bright as lightning, able to see everything clearly in the dark. In the book Liet Truyen, it is recorded that Nguyen Hue had extraordinary health, was intelligent and resourceful, and had a divine strategy. He also had a "voice as resonant as a bell, a gaze as sharp as lightning". He was appointed Long Nhuong General at the age of 26, during the reign of his elder brother Nguyen Nhac. With his talent for strategy, King Quang Trung was one of the talented
political leaders with many reforms to build the country, and an excellent military in Vietnamese history with battles in the East and North: driving out the Siamese army, suppressing the rebellion in Bac Ha, driving out two hundred thousand invading Qing troops... without ever being defeated. The proclamation is "Words of filial piety to the generals and soldiers" read by King Quang Trung at the coronation ceremony. Fight until the hair grows long. Fight until the teeth turn black. Fight until the wheel does not turn back. Fight until the armor does not return. Fight so that the history knows that the heroic nation of the South has an owner. The display of Quang Trung's paintings shows the spirit of remembering the source when drinking water and remembering the person who planted the tree when eating fruit of the nation. After going through so many sacrifices of blood and bones of our ancestors, Vietnamese descendants have become what they are today. With a great national spirit, people always remember and commemorate the contributions of the hero in cloth in particular, and the soldiers in general. With his talents, placing paintings of King Quang Trung also brings intelligence and wisdom to people in work and life. For businessmen and leaders, lacquer paintings of King Quang Trung help increase opportunities, luck, and ability. leadership, good job handling. Quang Trung lacquer paintings also have the effect of preventing bad luck from affecting the family when placed in the living room and are often hung in solemn places.
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