Exhibition reflects on General Giap
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| Eye on history: Visitors view photographs of General Vo Nguyen Giap at the exhibition at the HCM City Youth Culture House. — VNS Photo |
HCM CITY — Photographs of General Vo Nguyen Giap’s life and career are on display in HCM City, celebrating the 100th birthday of the legendary general this year.
Dai Tuong Tong Tu Lenh Vo Nguyen Giap (General Vo Nguyen Giap, Commander-in-Chief of the Viet Nam People’s Army) showcases 200 photographs selected from 500 provided by the General’s family, military units and individuals.
All the photographs also appear in a 212-page book of the same title.
The book, released by the Foreign Information Services Department of the Ministry of Information and Communications, features 300 photographs about the general’s youth and revolutionary activities, and his life in peacetime.
The book, priced at VND390,000 (US$18.6), is available at bookstores across the country.
The exhibition, at the HCM City Youth Culture House at 4 Pham Ngoc Thach Street in District 1, will remain open until December 23. — VNS