Bas-relief featuring talks between Uncle Ho and soldiers inaugurated
A bas-relief featuring "Uncle Ho talking to Tien Phong (Pioneer) Brigade" at Gieng Temple intersection was inaugurated on April 8 at Hung Temple historical relic site in Viet Tri city in the northern province of Phu Tho.
The bas-relief featuring "Uncle Ho talking to Tien Phong (Pioneer) Brigade" at Gieng Temple intersection is inaugurated on April 8 at Hung Temple historical relic site in Phu Tho province. (Photo: VNA)
Phu Tho (VNA) – A bas-relief✤featuring "Uncle Ho talking to Tien Phong (Pioneer) Brigade" at Gieng Temple intersection was inaugurated on April 8at Hung Temple historical relic site in Viet Tri city in the northern province of PhuTho.
After the historic victory ofDien Bien Phu in May 1954 and the signing of the Geneva Accords in July 1954,Group 308 as part of the brigade returned to take over the capital of Hanoi.At Gieng Temple, Uncle Ho on September 19, 1954, spoke with thegroup’s soldiers on their way to Hanoi. He underlined that the legendaryancestors founded the nation and Vietnamese people must together enhancenational protection.
Speaking at the bas-relief inauguration, Minister of NationalDefence General Phan Van Giang hailed Phu Tho authorities and relevant partiesfor completing the work properly on the occasion of the ꦛcommemoration of theHung Kings.
Giang asked the Party Committee, administration and people of Phu Tho province to effectively manage, preserve and promote thebas-relief which contributes to educating patriotism, the Party's revolutionarytradition, the ideology and great example of Uncle Ho, and thegreat national unity and the glorious tradition of the Vietnam People's Army.
The bas-relief is made of concrete structureswith an arc shape. It is 28.16m long, and 10.99m high (including pedestal). A30cm-thick concrete wall is linked to a stainless steel truss system to installthe fine art part of the bas-relief.
The fine art part was maintained based on theprevious stone bas-relief while its size was larger. Landscape infrastructuresystems around the bas-relief including yards, gardens, lighting, and trees arearranged synchronously following the new design.
On this occasion, a delegation from theMinistry of National Defence offered incense to commemorate the Hung Kings,offered flowers and planted trees at the bas-relief complex a✤t Gieng Templeintersection.
The commemoration of the Hung Kings comes onthe 10th day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 18 this year and isa national holiday. The practice of worshipping them in Phu Tho province wasrecognised by UNESCO as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage in2012./.
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State President Vo Van Thuong, central and local officials, along with thousands of people offered incense in commemoration of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, at the Hung Kings Temple in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 29 (the 10th day of the third lunar month).
In the collective consciousness of the Vietnamese people, the death anniversary of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the nation, has long been a cultural, spiritual and religious symbol and the convergence of the spirit of great solidarity of ethnic groups in the country.
A ceremony marking the anniversary of Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation - and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land will be held from April 9-18 in the northern province of Phu Tho with various activities.
A series of cultural, sport and tourism events will be held from April 9 – 18 in the northern province of Phu Tho to commemorate Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation.
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The bas-relief featuring "Uncle Ho talking to Tien Phong (Pioneer) Brigade" at Gieng Temple intersection is inaugurated on April 8 at Hung Temple historical relic site in Phu Tho province. (Photo: VNA) 
