Photo exhibition "The mark of General Vo Nguyen Giap with Dien Bien Phu"

The exhibition displays 103 documentary photos, divided into 3 parts: "Homeland and family of General Vo Nguyen Giap"; "General Vo Nguyen Giap and the Dien Bien Phu Campaign"; "The affection of the people of Dien Bien for General Vo Nguyen Giap".

The documents and artifacts introduce the great contributions, strategic leadership and decision-making role of General - Commander-in-Chief Vo Nguyen Giap in the resistance war against the French, especially the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Thereby contributing to honoring the glorious feats of arms of our army and people in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954; arousing national pride, the will to fight steadfastly, indomitably, overcoming all difficulties and challenges in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

Speaking at the opening of the exhibition, Ms. Vu Thi Tuyet Nga, Director of the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum in Dien Bien province, said that May 7, 1954 entered world history with a victory that "resounded throughout the five continents and shook the earth". It was a great feat of the entire Party, the entire army and the entire people, ending the 9-year long resistance war against French colonialism. The Dien Bien Phu victory will forever be a shining symbol of revolutionary heroism; the pioneering flag for the national liberation movement, for independence and freedom of the people of peace-loving countries around the world. In particular, the Dien Bien Phu victory is associated with the name and military strategy of General Vo Nguyen Giap - Commander-in-Chief of the campaign, the eldest brother of the Vietnam People's Army, a legendary general, a military genius, an excellent and outstanding student of President Ho Chi Minh, who has been admired and respected by the whole world. The General's contributions and sacrifices will forever be recorded in the glorious history of our nation and our army as an immortal epic.

The exhibition aims to honor and pay tribute to the great contributions of General Vo Nguyen Giap to the cause of national liberation, national reunification, construction and protection of the Fatherland. At the same time, it depicts the sacred feelings and deep concern of the beloved General for the people of the whole country, the Party Committee, the government, the army and the people of all ethnic groups in Dien Bien province, contributing to propagating and educating the younger generation to be deeply grateful to the generation of fathers and brothers who sacrificed their blood for the independence and freedom of the nation.

Ms. Le Thi Hoai Huong, Director of the Quang Binh Provincial Museum, shared: The exhibition is an opportunity for the two museums to exchange and share professional experiences and display exhibitions. This is also an opportunity to promote the potential and attractiveness of the museums to visitors inside and outside the province. The exhibition is an opportunity for tourists and people of Quang Binh to access famous and valuable photographic works about the life and career of General Vo Nguyen Giap; educate national pride, arouse the will of self-reliance and self-reliance of the masses, and join hands to contribute to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. She hopes that in the coming time, the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum of Dien Bien province will continue to coordinate to organize many thematic exhibitions so that people of Quang Binh have the opportunity to access and enjoy images and artifacts associated with the name of the legendary General and the Dien Bien Phu victory...

The photo exhibition “General Vo Nguyen Giap's Imprints on Dien Bien Phu” will be open to the public until September 20.