Family keeps Vietnamese general’s Long March story alive
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The family of Nguyen Son, known as Hong Shui, preserves the memory of his participation in the Long March, a 12,500 km trek by the Red Army between 1934 and 1936.
Nguyen Son joined the Communist Party of China in 1927 and dedicated his life to the Chinese revolution. He later became a general in both the Vietnamese and Chinese armies, uniquely holding the rank of general in both countries’ militaries.
His daughters, Nguyen Mai Lam and Nguyen Thanh Ha, recall stories of hardship from the Long March, including times when soldiers lacked food and faced harsh weather. Lam remembers her father reciting a poem about the sacrifices made during the journey, while Ha recalled his warm feelings toward the Chinese people who aided him. Today, Nguyen Son’s great-grandson, Nguyen Minh Quan, draws strength from the general’s experiences and strives to uphold his legacy of prioritizing justice and the greater good.
The family has published over ten books about Nguyen Son, maintains a scholarship fund for students of Chinese, and recently donated his poetry to a Chinese museum to ensure his contributions to both Vietnam and China are remembered.
