Trinh Cong Son road unveiled in Hue Khánh thành đường mang tên Trịnh Công Sơn

Hue central city, Trinh Cong Son’s hometown, decided to unveil a road named after him, Trinh Cong Son road, in a meeting today to honor his contribution to Vietnamese music.

The new road 600m in length extends from Gia Hoi Bridge to Nguyen Binh Khiem street in Phu Cat ward along poetic Huong River.

When he was still alive, Son used to write some masterpieces featuring Hue people and its land.

“We are deeply touched when hearing this news from our friends in Hue,” Trinh Vinh Trinh, the legendary composer’s young sister, said.

Trinh Cong Son road is one of 68 roads which have been unveiled at the meeting.

This year’s April 1 is a day to mark his 10th death anniversary.

Son, who was born in 1939, has been renowned internationally for his romantic music and is widely considered one of the three most salient figures of modern (non-classical) Vietnamese music along with Pham Duy and Van Cao.

Son is also known as a talented painter.