The International scientific conference on Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac - Cultural icon and the value of his heritage

The conference drew the attendance of such Central delegates as comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Commission; comrades: Nguyen Minh Vu, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO; Vu Thanh Mai, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Commission; Do Xuan Tuyen, Permanent Deputy Minister of Health. The delegates from Ha Tinh province included comrade Hoang Trung Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Ha Tinh province; comrades in the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing members of the People's Council, leaders of the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province...

On the side of Hung Yen province the conference saw the presence of comrades: Nguyen Huu Nghia, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Tran Quoc Toan, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Tran Quoc Van, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing members of the Provincial People's Council, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province and a large number of domestic and international researchers, scientists, experts, scholars...

Delegates attend the conference

In his welcoming speech and opening the workshop, comrade Nguyen Huu Nghia, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee highlighted the cultural value of Hung Yen land and the legacy value left by the great physician Le Huu Trac. The Provincial Party Secretary emphasized that Hung Yen is a land of spirituality, human talent, culture, revolution and heroism, the homeland of many outstanding celebrities, including the great physician Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac. He is a model of a devoted physician, a creative writer, an intellectual who values ​​great righteousness and humanity. In any capacity and in any field, Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac is always a great personality - intelligence - soul; an example of work, study and creativity; loves people wholeheartedly, and values ​​humanity. The great physician Le Huu Trac is worthy of the stature of a cultural celebrity of international stature, in line with the ideals and missions promoted by UNESCO “in the direction of solidarity among peoples, tolerance, the ideal of peace, dialogue between cultures and mutual understanding among peoples”...

After a period of active preparation, with the efforts of the agencies coordinating the organization of the conference, especially the attention, responsible cooperation and enthusiasm of experts and scientists at home and abroad, the conference received nearly 80 valuable presentations from scientists and researchers from scientific agencies, international and domestic delegates. The content focuses on 5 thematic groups with the goal of continuing to affirm, honor and express gratitude for the great contributions of the great physician; at the same time, researching and exploiting the heritage values ​​of Le Huu Trac; building a new approach to Le Huu Trac as a cultural celebrity honored by UNESCO...

Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Commission speaks at the conference

In the report introducing the conference, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Commissiom emphasized that Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac was born into a family, a lineage of studiousness, and a unique cultural tradition of the two hometowns of Hung Yen and Ha Tinh. He used to pursue a career in studying, then transferred to the army with the ambition of using his talent and strength to serve the court. However, he quickly saw the chaos of society during the Le - Trinh period. Then he decided to return to his mother's hometown, leaving Thang Long capital to avoid the society and switched to medical profession. With his profound knowledge of medicine, he raised the level of medical ethics, medical theory, medical techniques and contemporary pharmacy to a new level, becoming a classic scholarship with the motto "Vietnamese medicine treating for Vietnamese people". He created and consolidated a system of ethical standards for physicians. The 9 things in his medical advice are considered an oath for those who follow the profession of Oriental medicine.

The stature of the celebrity and the value of the legacy of Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac are especially convincing to international friends. On November 21, 2023, at the 42nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a resolution was passed to honor "Cultural Celebrities and Historical Events" for the 2024-2025 year, including Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac of Vietnam. The event of UNESCO honoring Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac is an international recognition and appreciation of his contributions to society and the community; is the clearest affirmation of the great achievements of the Vietnamese people in the fields of education, health, culture, and society; is the spread of Vietnamese talent and intelligence in the international community...

The Head of the Central Propaganda Commission suggested that delegates and scientists focus on deepening and clarifying the main issues: The life, career, homeland and era of Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac; the contributions of Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac to Vietnamese traditional medicine, the literature, the culture of the nation and humanity; the issue of preserving and promoting the heritage value of Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac in the present day. The results of this conference will be an important basis for new research projects on famous people in the future.

Comrade Nguyen Huu Nghia, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hung Yen Provincial Party Committee, delivers a welcome speech and opens the conference.

Under the direction of the conference chairmen, scientists and researchers reported on the life, career, legacy of medicine, medical ethics, literature, cultural values, timeless thoughts and the issue of promoting the legacy of the great physician Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac. Doctor, Doctor of Science Tran Thi Hoa presented a discussion on "What can modern medicine learn from the legacy of Hai Thuong Lan Ong"; Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Huu Son (Institute of Literature, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences) presented a discussion on "The type of author - scholar - physician Le Huu Trac in "Thuong Kinh Ky Su"; Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Van Thanh (Central Acupuncture Hospital) presented a discussion on "Arousing national pride through the event of UNESCO honoring Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac - Cultural Celebrity and the transformation of the country's traditional medicine". The conference also received the attention of many foreign researchers and scientists, Vietnamese people living and working abroad, such as: Master Nguyen Thi Song Huong (Research and Innovation Department, Sorbonne University, France) presented a discussion on "Translation and research on Le Huu Trac, viewed from the aesthetic perspective"; the author group Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Oanh and Professor Mayanagi Makoto (Ibaraki University, Japan), presented a discussion on "Quantitative comparative study of traditional medicine documents of countries in the region with the same culture"...

Comrade Hoang Trung Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Ha Tinh province, deliveres a concluding speech at the conference

Closing the conference, Comrade Hoang Trung Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Ha Tinh province affirmed that the conference was a great success with the opinions presented at the conference being extremely valuable assets for Hung Yen province, Ha Tinh province, and relevant agencies to continue researching, preserving, and promoting the heritage values ​​of the great physician Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac. From there, developing traditional medicine and promoting the values ​​of national cultural heritage in the new era. At the same time, proposing many practical solutions to digitize the heritage of Hai Thuong Lan Ong, facilitating storage and research; building a museum and cultural space of Le Huu Trac associated with boosting and introducing the outstanding achievements of the great physician, creating a basis for applying traditional medicine to modern medicine. The conference raised many new issues related to the translation and interpretation of Hai Thuong Lan Ong's works into many languages ​​to introduce and promote the achievements of Vietnamese medicine to the world, honoring a great personality, a symbol of medical ethic in Eastern culture.

At the conference