The special book "Jiu Zhongzioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioi The book was compiled by Sherry Buchanan and Nam Anandaroopa Nguyen, translated into Vietnamese by Phan Thanh Hao.
Knowing the art of Vietnamese resistance through the painting "Young Women, Sung and Hoa" by Tran Trung Tin, then accidentally admiring the painting "T qua Ba Thac River", American reporter - Sherry Buchanan was so moved that he decided to carry out a journey to learn, collect and introduce to the world Vietnamese war art works. Therefore, "Jiu Zhongzi smokes fire" "Sign and poetry" is a result of that artistic journey.
With Nam Anandaroopa Nguyen - a Vietnamese-American art researcher, Sherry traveled throughout Vietnam for nearly two decades (1998 - 2015), interviewing dozens of battlefield artists, collecting watercolor paintings, watercolor paintings and documents that had never been published.
Amidst fierce bullets, underground, in the camp area, art classes of the Central Southern Department in the old forest of Ca Mau, Tay Ninh, Dong Thap Muoi... were opened. The battlefield artists present in the cultural soldiers' army supporting the Southern battlefield since the early days are Huynh Phuong Dong, Le Lam, Nguyen Van Tru, Nguyen Thanh Chau...
From Hanoi, they crossed Truong Son to the South along the Ho Chi Minh trail. Painter Huynh Phuong Dong shared, As a painter, I set out to record the pain caused by war. My paintings record history through painting.
Compiled during the war, under the rain of bombs and bullets, in the dark tunnel, when enemy tanks were only a few meters away, each work of art is a historical document in image. But not only that, the artists have realistically recorded images of the lives of soldiers, rear men and the Southern battlefield landscape from Tay Ninh, Ben Tre to Ca Mau in the period of 1964 - 1975.
The images of soldiers, children, mothers, mountains, dia phuong, and villages filled with lyrical content appear in the midst of the bullets, expressing love for the homeland, courage and aspiration for peace. In the midst of war, they still Believe in beauty and life as painter Pham Thanh Tam said.
In addition, the book also introduces poems by Nguyen Duy and Le Anh Xuan, typical of resistance literature, such as the poem "Vietnam's Standing Image" praising the sacrifice of the Liberation Army soldiers. The poems are interwoven with touching diaries, diaries, and letters sent from the battlefield.
"Jiu Zhongzi Steaming - Signs and poetry" is a valuable source of documents to help the younger generation better understand the resistance war from an emotional, humane, and image-rich perspective. Artistically, this is a unique visual heritage, recreated through the lines and colors of a tragic Vietnamese program.
