{"id":2857,"date":"2018-04-23T10:30:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T03:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/?p=2857"},"modified":"2023-05-26T09:52:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T09:52:07","slug":"governor-hoang-dieu-a-bright-example-for-posterity-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/governor-hoang-dieu-a-bright-example-for-posterity-to-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u, a bright example for posterity to follow"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the morning of 23 April 2018 at C\u1eeda B\u1eafc (North Gate), Th\u0103ng Long – H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i Heritage Conservation Centre organized an incense offering ceremony on the 136th<\/sup> anniversary of the passing of Governor Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u. <\/em>The ceremony was attended by His Excellency Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac \u2013 Member of the Politburo and Prime Minister; Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n Qu\u1ed1c Tri\u1ec7u, Head of the Central Committee for the Health Care of Cadres, Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n \u0110\u1ee9c Chung \u2013 Member of the Central Party Committee, Deputy Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee and Chairman of Hanoi People\u2019s Committee, representatives of local authorities and the district of Ba \u0110\u00ecnh, cadres, official military and armed forces and mass organizations, representatives of descendants of the Ho\u00e0ng Family in Xu\u00e2n \u0110\u00e0i (Qu\u1ea3ng Nam); teachers and students of Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u Primary Schools as well as local and foreign visitors.<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac and attendants posing in a photo.<\/em><\/p>\n

Governor Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u, known by birth as Ho\u00e0ng Kim T\u00edch, style name Quang Vi\u1ec5n, courtesy name T\u0129nh Trai. He was born in 1829 to a family of renowned scholarly traditions in Xu\u00e2n \u0110\u00e0i Village, Di\u00ean Ph\u01b0\u1edbc, Qu\u1ea3ng Nam (now \u0110i\u1ec7n B\u00e0n District of Qu\u1ea3ng Nam).<\/p>\n

Between 1879 and 1882, Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u served as Governor of H\u00e0 Ninh, governing the most pivotal region of Tonkin, that is Hanoi and its vicinity. When the French launched a second attack on H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i Citadel, Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u commanded his men to engage the enemy, bravely defending the citadel despite the prior surrender by the central court in Hu\u1ebf. On 25 April 1882, the Citadel of H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i fell, and Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u committed suicide at V\u00f5 Mi\u1ebfu rather than being captured by the enemy.<\/p>\n

The solitary citadel, he guarded on his own<\/em>
\nA match for his trepidity is rarely known
\nA bright example for thousand years he set
\nWith his unwavering loyalty and his heroic death
\nHe\u2019d rather kill himself than live in shame
\nThe enemy trembled with fear as they heard his name
\nHis bravery at Mount N\u00f9ng will live on for a thousand years
\nRighteous people, upon arrival at the site, will shed tears.<\/em><\/p>\n

(Vietnamese translation by Chu Thi\u00ean)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

These lines of poetry, extracted from the two epics \u201cHanoi Citadel Song of Integrity\u201d and \u201cSong on the Fall of Hanoi Citadel\u201d, contain tears and blood, sung from the bottom of the hearts of the learned young locals of Hanoi who moaned the heroic death of Governor Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u \u2013 a man known for his utmost loyalty to the court and patriotism for the country. They move us deeply even generations later.<\/p>\n

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Descendants of the Ho\u00e0ng Family in Xu\u00e2n \u0110\u00e0i (Qu\u1ea3ng Nam) taking part in the incense offering ceremony in honour of Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u.<\/em><\/p>\n

On the 25 April 1882, French colonialists attacked the Citadel of Hanoi for the second time. Despite their use of grand vessels and cannons, Governor Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u did not lose composure and was determined to defend the citadel. The fierce resistance from the citadel troops and civilians dealt a severe blow on the invading enemies, forcing them to retreat out of the firing range of our army in order not to suffer heavier casualties. However, because of a traitor who set fire to the ammunition inside the citadel which resulted in chaos, the French took advantage and climbed over the western city gate, pushed down the gate and stormed the citadel in large number. In no time the Western Gate was destroyed. Knowing defeat was near, Governor Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u retraced to the inner hall, penned a letter of apology to the court and then used his turban to commit suicide at V\u00f5 Mi\u1ebfu, sending a message that he would rather die than surrender. He wrote:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was full of shame when the citadel could not withstand enemy\u2019s attack. I do not fear claiming my own life, following the example of Nguy\u1ec5n Tri Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. I cry tears of separation now from His Majesty \u2026\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Students of the Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u Primary School paying tribute to the deeds and bravery of the heroic governor. <\/em><\/p>\n

136 years have elapsed since the day Governor Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u sacrificed himself at V\u00f5 Mi\u1ebfu, yet the example of his loyalty is still honored and remembered by posterity generations. At the North Gate (C\u1eeda B\u1eafc) of the Th\u0103ng Long Imperial Citadel, there is now an annual incense offering ceremony to the memory of Governor Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u and the martyrs who fought and died to protect the Citadel and defend the country. These are extremely meaningful activities to educate traditions to future generations so that they learn to cherish the precious historical values and the heroic traditions of our forefathers.<\/p>\n

Kh\u00e1nh V\u00e2n<\/strong>
\nTh\u0103ng Long – H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i Heritage Conservation Centre<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the morning of 23 April 2018 at C\u1eeda B\u1eafc (North Gate), Th\u0103ng Long – H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i Heritage Conservation Centre organized an incense offering ceremony on the 136th anniversary of the passing of Governor Ho\u00e0ng Di\u1ec7u. The ceremony was attended by His Excellency Mr. Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac \u2013 Member of the Politburo and Prime Minister; …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoangthanhthanglong.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}