Virtual exhibition highlights Vietnam’s national flag, anthem and emblem
PSNews - Recently, the National Archives Center III kicked off a virtual exhibition themed "National flag, anthem, and emblem: Symbols of Vietnam's national pride" and launched a publication on Bui Trang Chuoc who created of the national emblem of Vietnam.
This event aims at celebrating the National Day of Vietnam on September 2, honoring the values, historical and cultural significance of the nation's sacred symbols.
The exhibition (http://ltqg3.luutru.gov.vn/quockyquocca) displays nearly 200 documents, artifacts and images selected from the National Archives Center III, along with some documents donated by the family of painter Bui Trang Chuoc, the family of musician Van Cao, Nguyen Huu Tien house and other donors.
Three days after reading the National Declaration of Independence, President Ho Chi Minh signed a decree designating a red flag with a yellow star as the Vietnamese national flag. The flag symbolizes Vietnam’s unity, independence, and self-reliance.
The national emblem is the official, sacred symbol of the power of the State. Vietnam’s emblem is circular in shape. In the middle of a red background is a five-pointed gold star encircled by rice ears, below which is half a cogwheel and the inscription “Socialist Republic of Vietnam”. Painter Bui Trang Chuoc designed the emblem.
Bui Trang Chuoc’s daughter, Nguyen Thi Minh Trang, said: “My father created more than 100 pencil and color drawings of the Vietnamese national emblem. President Ho Chi Minh suggested that Vietnam should shift to modern industry, so my father included drawings of a cogwheel. It took him two years to finalize the emblem. From numerous drafts, 15 were selected and refined. The final selection was approved by the National Assembly. The original copy is preserved at National Archive Center III.”
The exhibition on Vietnam’s national flag, anthem, and emblem will run until February next year.
