Mrs. Tran Thi Duyen (also known as Duc) passed away at 5:55 a.m. on February 28, at the age of 95. The funeral was held from 7:30 a.m. on February 29. The memorial service and funeral procession took place from 2:00 p.m. on March 1. The artist was buried in her hometown cemetery.

Medium Tran Thi Duyen also contributed to the process of building the dossier on the practice of Mother Goddess worship from 2012-2016, which was recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity on December 1, 2016.

According to the artisan's profile kept at the Department of Cultural Heritage (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), NNND Tran Thi Duyen was born in 1930, her hometown is Kim Thai commune, Vu Ban district, Nam Dinh province. She is knowledgeable and proficient in practicing the intangible cultural heritage of the Vietnamese people's worship of the Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms. At the same time, she also possesses many skills, knowledge, and the background and achievements of the saints, and skillfully practices the questions in practicing the belief.

In 1946, Ms. Tran Thi Duyen followed the medium Tran Thi Duyet to learn ritual practices at Phu Tien Huong - Phu Day. In 1975, she was ordained as a master (a medium who opened a palace) to practice the Vietnamese belief in worshiping the Mother Goddess of the Three Palaces. From 1975 to 2017, she was the head priest of Tien Linh Temple and the head incense burner at Phu Tien Huong - Phu Day.

Also according to the artist's profile, in 2014, Ms. Tran Thi Duyen participated in practicing and supporting the work of building the dossier on the Practice of the Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship Belief to submit to UNESCO. She has taught the practice of the Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship Belief to many generations of students. Among them, Ms. Duyen's 3 typical students are: Ms. Tran Thi Hue (currently the head of the Tien Huong Temple), Ms. Tran Thi Lan and Ms. Vu Thanh Binh.

The file also stated that when consulting on her receiving the title of People's Artist, the community and the votes of the provincial council both reached 100% consensus.

In 2022, Ms. Tran Thi Duyen was the only artisan in Nam Dinh province to be awarded the title of People's Artisan in the category of Social Customs and Beliefs by the President. She was also awarded the Second Class Resistance Medal and the Third Class Resistance Medal./.