In 2000, in the short piece entitled “Hue Diary,” written when he returned for the first Hue Festival, musician Trinh Cong Son wrote, “When you have a place to return, or to visit from time to time, you are very fortunate. There, you have a river, a mountain, and you can find again your old friends whose hair used to be black has now turned grey. You might suddenly meet a Hue girl on the street and ask her, ‘Is there anything new in Hue now?’ And immediately, or perhaps by chance, she will recite the two lines from a poem by Bui Giang: “Da thua xu Hue bay gio/ Van con nui Ngu ben bo song Huong” (“Yes, sir, Hue now/ Still has Ngu Mount by the Huong river…”)

One morning in late 2025, at Chieu Cafe on Dang Thai Than Street, behind the Hue Imperial Citadel, young musician Huynh Anh Khang had a conversation with us about music and his love for Hue – the land he feels he “owes a debt to.”

“Afternoon in My Homeland” was not only an artistic program commemorating the late musician Trinh Cong Son, but also a gathering of kindred spirits who share a deep affinity for his music.

On January 23, the family of the late musician Trinh Cong Son, in coordination with the People's Committee of Quang Dien Commune, organized a program to present Tet gifts to households in difficult circumstances in the commune.

In the middle of the rice fields of Dien Hoa (now Dien Chau Commune, Nghe An Province) stands a small memorial site. There, the final wish of a father - the poet and musician Nguyen Trong Tao, who spent many years with Hue - has been fulfilled.

The Trinh Cong Son Park, located on the street named after him, is a way for the people of Hue to honor the immense contributions of this talented musician. It is not only a space of artistry but also one imbued with a message of peace.

“Noi vong tay lon” (The Great Circle of Vietnam), one of the signature songs in the vast musical legacy of the late musician Trinh Cong Son, has been engraved on a stone stele and installed at the park named after him on Trinh Cong Son Street, along the romantic Perfume River. ​

On the night of September 3, Hue City Music Association in collaboration with Vietnam Musicians Association branch in Hue and various art units organized a music program with the theme “ New Day in the Homeland” at Hue City Culture and Cinema Center to celebrate the 16th Vietnam Music Day (September 3, 2010 - September 3, 2025).

The Vietnam Studies Center at Fulbright University Vietnam, in collaboration with the family of the late musician Trinh Cong Son, is launching the podcast series “Trinh Cong Son of mine & ours”. The first podcast episode, titled “Our home lies small”, featuring Mrs. Trinh Vinh Trinh, the late musician's youngest sister, as a guest, was released on Spotify on April 1, as a tribute to the late musician Trinh Cong Son on the anniversary of his death.

Continuing the activities of the Trinh Cong Son Foundation, the family of the late musician Trinh Cong Son will co-organize the “Flowers and Garbage” art and music performance program in Hue.