Vietnamese Poetry Day is attended by poet Huu Thinh - Chairman of Vietnam Writers' Association; Bac Giang province has comrades: Le Thi Thu Hong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Bac Giang province; Do Duc Ha - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Committee for Propaganda and Education; Tu Minh Hai - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Anh Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Tran Van Lam - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; leaders of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Bac Giang City People's Committee and representatives of various departments, provincial unions.

In particular, attending Day Tho, there are nearly 200 international delegates who are poets, translators, writers from 46 countries around the world, including many famous poets; the participation of artists, poets, literary and artistic writers in the province and in the country; teachers and students in some schools in the province and many people, the public loves poetry.

Before the opening of Poetry Day, leaders of Vietnam Writers' Association, the provincial leaders made incense offering ceremony at Xuong Giang Temple; held a fire procession ceremony from Vinh Nghiem pagoda to light on a fire station at Xuong Giang Victory Historical Area, Bac Giang city.

In his opening remarks, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Anh Duong expressed the honor of Bac Giang province when it was first coordinated with the Vietnam Writers Association to organize the 18th Vietnamese Poetry Day on the full moon in January, Xuan Ky Hoi - 2019 and warmly welcomes famous writers, poets, artists from Vietnam and many countries around the world. In it emphasizes: "Your presence is like the fresh wind of spring, bearing the aroma of human heart, friendship, luck for Bac Giang province".

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Anh Duong shared: Promoting the potentials and advantages of the locality, together with the dynamism and creativity of the local people and people in the province, in recent years, the economy - Bac Giang society has made great progress, evenly in all fields; The material and spiritual life of the people has been increasingly improved ...

Bac Giang is a land with a rich history and culture; diverse terrain combined with lowland areas, creating attractive forest and mountain landscapes such as: West Yen Tu scenic area with Khe Ro, Nuoc Vang and Dong Cao plateaus forests; Suoi Mo ecological tourist area, Khuon Than lake, Cam Son lake, Nham Bien mountain range ...

Bac Giang culture is rich and diverse, with 2,237 relics spread throughout the province, of which 711 relics have been ranked with 101 national-level monuments and 583 provincial-level relics such as the National relics : Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, Bon Da Pagoda, Yen The revolt places; Historical relic of Xuong Giang victory ...

The tangible and intangible cultural heritages with many villages of ancient, Ca Tru, Moc Ban Vinh Nghiem pagodas, ... and many unique cultural features of ethnic minorities, many traditional craft villages in Bac Giang is preserved, preserved and developed to this day.

Along with that, Bac Giang is proud to be a land rich in culture and academic boards. It has produced many famous people, famous writers and poets, and made important contributions to the country's literature, such as Dr. Than Nhan Trung with a famous quote: "The talent is a natural one. of the country ”; Dr. Ngo Van Canh; Poinsettia: Dao Su Tich, Giap Hai, Doan Xuan Loi. From the 20th century, there were Nguyen Khac Nhu, Tuong Pho, Bang Ba Lan, Anh Tho, Hoang Cam and Do Chu ... Today, in the cause of renewal and integration, Bac Giang poetry continues to flow into the flow of Vietnamese poetry. Male, showing the mettle, bravery, conscience and aspirations of peace-loving people.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee affirmed that the 17th Vietnam Poetry Day was held at Xuong Giang Temple, Bac Giang city is one of the special activities in the series of Cultural - Tourism Week in Bac Giang province. 2019 with the theme "Explore the sacred land of West Yen Tu". This is a cultural mark, the pride of poets and poetry lovers and local people.

He hoped that, after this event, domestic and international writers, poets, and delegates will spend a lot of time coming to Bac Giang to meet, learn about people, history, culture and life. living labor, production; visit scenic spots; feel about Bac Giang land, through which there will be many sublimation emotions to open new poetry works.

On behalf of the leaders and people of Bac Giang province, Mr. Le Anh Duong would like to thank the Vietnam Writers Association, domestic and international writers, poets, delegates and distinguished guests for paying special attention. special, coordinate with Bac Giang to organize the event.

Speaking here, the poet Huu Thinh - President of Vietnam Writers Association emphasized the meaning of the Day of Poetry and the location chosen for the event. Xuong Giang Temple is located in the population of Xuong Giang Victory Monument, Bac Giang City is a typical historical place of Bac Giang and the whole country. Therefore, Vietnam Writers' Association chose this place as the starting point for Vietnam Poetry Day in the whole country, considering Day Tho in Bac Giang is an important highlight for the entire Poetry Day in the whole country. Xuong Giang was likened to "Dien Bien Phu" in the fifteenth century of Le Anh Dung's army and people, defeated the Minh army, founded a resounding victory, preserving the country's independence.

This event is an occasion to arouse the spirit of national pride, promote the glorious tradition in the past in combination with the creative labor power of our entire people under the leadership of the Party to take the construction and protection career. The national defense continues to gain more success. Each locality has different geographical, historical and natural characteristics. Bac Giang is the cradle of Northern culture, there are always heroes, making resounding victories devoted to the glorious history of the country.

Today, Bac Giang is constantly innovating, it is the land of the country, the contribution of Bac Giang has historical and cultural factors, the elements of the era combined with each other. Present here are nearly 200 famous poets, scholars, translators of the world and domestic poets, writers and researchers. Therefore, Today's Poetry Day is an epitome of the world poetry day, combining the values of the nation with the value of human culture, which is the complementarity to the literary world. Our art and people absorb the essence of human culture so that we can build Vietnamese culture and people in Ho Chi Minh's era.

At the XVII Vietnamese Poetry Opening Ceremony, in 2019 in Bac Giang, the delegates, numerous people and the public loved poetry and enjoyed the repertoire such as drum festival, lion dance, dragon and many works. unique poetry products by the authors in the province, in the country and internationally; and enjoy the folk songs and singing songs of Bac Giang by performers of Chèo Bắc Giang Theater, performing arts clubs of Lạng Giang District, Tân Yên District, and the Meritorious Artist of Việt Yên District./.