VietNamNet Bridge - Organized by the Vietnam Military History Museum, Vietnamese Association of Historical Science and Heritage Club House, the exhibition honors outstanding Vietnamese generals from various historical periods through sculptures, lacquer, oil on canvas, watercolor and applied fine arts.

Numerous images will be shown in public for the first time, giving visitors the chance to view the works of famous painters such as Ha Huy Le, Nguyen Doan Son, Tran Tuan Long and Phan Ke An.

The exhibition marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam People's Army in 1944. It will run until January 5 at the Exhibition Hall, 45 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi.

During the event, visitors will have a chance to talk with artists, historians and senior army officials.

Some outstanding works at the exhibition:

 

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A silicon statue featuring General Vo Nguyen Giap by Tran Van Thuc. This work was exhibited at the Museum of Military History in April 2014.

 

 

 

 

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Lieutenant General Mai Quang Phan, deputy head of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, discussed with guests the beauty of the statue of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

 

 

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Nghe – the mascot of Vietnamese people – at the feet of two generals Tran Hung Dao and Quang Trung. At the center is a censer of the Vietnamese.

 

 

 

 

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Simulation of the Dien Bien Phu Victory carved on a 105mm artillery shell.

 

 

 

 

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Portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap made of thousands of matches.

 

 

 

 

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A 2m x 2.5m painting by Nguyen Doan Son describes the revolutionary activities of General Vo Nguyen Giap. This is a large and detailed work about the life of General Giap.

 

 

 

 

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Former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu and army generals at the exhibition.

 

 

 

 

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Portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap by sculptor Tran Van Thuc. Next to it is an oil painting of the garden in front of the door of the general’s house at 30 Hoang Dieu by artist Pham Minh Duc.

 

 

 

 

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Lacquer portrait of General Nguyen Chi Thanh and his glorious battles by Tran Tuan Long.

 

 

 

 

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Painting of General Nguyen Chi Thanh by Nguyen Van Toan.

 

 

 

 

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General Nguyen Chi Thanh in the field by Mai Duy Minh.

 

 

 

 

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The two generals are talking about battle plans.

 

 

 

 

 

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Oil painting "Hill A1 Battle" by Mai Duy Minh.

 

 

 

 

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Bronze statue of General Hoang Van Thai, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army in 1945-1953, Deputy Minister of Defense and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam in 1974-1986.

 

 

 

 

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Statue of Major General Vo Bam (1915-2008). He was born and raised in Quang Ngai Province, and was appointed general in 1974.

 

 

 

 

 

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The exhibition also showcases many photos about the activities of generals, senior officials of the Party and the State in the process of building the people's army.

 

 

T. Van