In the performance of the costume "Trung Vuong" by designer Nguyen Huy Hoang on the evening of July 30, Bui Ly Thien Huong performed the costume named "Trung Vuong". Stories inspired by historical figures are encouraging, both honoring culture and praising the nation's heroic history. "Ba Trung" or "Hai Ba Trung" has gone down in history with the image of riding elephants into battle, terrifying the enemy.
Beautiful costumes, great ideas, but unfortunately the voiceover from the organizers quoted Ba Trieu's famous quote: "I want to ride the strong wind, ride the fierce waves, and kill the whale sharks in the East Sea, Take back the country, build independence, take off the yoke of slavery, and refuse to bend down to be a concubine for others.
Mrs. Trieu, also known as Trieu Au, Trieu Trinh Nuong, Trieu Thi Trinh, was born on October 2, the year of Binh Ngo (226), and with her brother Trieu Quoc Dat, she raised an army against the Ngo invaders.
The two Trung sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, are two historical figures who preceded Ba Trieu by more than 200 years, raising the flag of rebellion against the Eastern Han invaders.
Children at school often mistakenly think that Mrs. Trung and Mrs. Trieu are two sisters, but they are not mistaken to be one. Therefore, the above confusion is difficult to accept at a cultural event.
Many people watching this event may also be mistaken that Ba Trung is Ba Trieu, especially children. The harm is here.
This is not the first case of historical errors in cultural events. For example, the 2022 Road to Olympia competition had a heated controversy regarding researcher Le Van Lan's answer about "The removal and establishment of the above three kings took place in about 1 year, not within less than 4 months". However, many history books record that "four moons and three kings" refer to three kings of the Nguyen Dynasty, Duc Duc, Hiep Hoa, and Kien Phuc, who took turns ascending the throne for four months.
Returning to the incident of confusing Ms. Trung with Ms. Trieu, the Miss Grand Vietnam Organizing Committee stopped the live broadcast.
I'm sorry if I'm wrong and anyone can be wrong. But it is necessary to learn from experience, to organize cultural events, to include historical information, the organizing committee needs to have a reputable expert to advise and censor before performing or publicly presenting to the public.
Try to ensure accuracy, because when you are wrong, even if you retract it with an apology, the event will still have a big "mistake".
