A calligraphy exhibition of President Ho Chi Minh’s poems in Chinese script opened in Hanoi o­n May 13 to mark the 123rd birthday of the nation founder (1890-2013).

As many as 123 calligraphic works o­n display represent excerpts from the Vietnamese-Chinese ‘Ho Chi Minh Poetry and Literature’ collection, published by the People’s Army Publishing House in 2008.

The verses feature 28 calligraphers from the Hanoi Young Calligraphers’ Association together with scholars and researchers o­n Han (ancient Chinese characters) and Nom (a demotic script based o­n Chinese characters formerly used to write Vietnamese).

President Ho Chi Minh contributed 170 poems in Chinese script to the Vietnamese literature, including 133 from his famous ‘Nhat Ky Trong Tu’ (Prison Diary) collection.

The calligraphic paintings of President Ho Chi Minh’s poems will be displayed at the Temple of Literature o­n May 15 to 16.

After the exhibition closes o­n May 16, all of the exhibits are going to be presented to the Ho Chi Minh Museum.

Hanoitimes