An exhibition displaying some 50 works of calligraphy in Korean script based on President Ho Chi Minh’s Prison Diary kicked off in Hanoi on April 15.
The 10-day event, which is being organised by the Ho Chi Minh Museum in coordination with the Republic of Korea (RoK)-Vietnam Association, is aimed at commemorating the national hero’s 120th birthday (May 19).
The works, created by 25 leading RoK calligraphers, including Kim Sen Won, Park Jung Sook and Kim Young Ki, illuminate the profound meaning of President Ho’s poems, expressing the admiration of the RoK people in general and that of the calligraphers in particular for Uncle Ho and the Vietnamese people.
The display, embodying both artistic and educational values, is expected to help the two countries’ young people learn about patriotism and the virtue of compassion for others, as well as President Ho’s sacrifices and his thought, as a contribution to boosting Vietnam-RoK relations.
The collection will be presented as a gift to the Ho Chi Minh Museum after the exhibition’s close.
Similar exhibitions will also take place in Ho Chi Minh City and the two central cities of Vinh and Hue in Vietnam along with several major cities in RoK, said the organising board.