Delegates attending the Party Newspaper Conference of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions commemorate heroic martyrs in Quang Tri
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon and evening of April 21, delegates attending the 10th Conference of Party Newspapers of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions (round IV) solemnly held a flower and incense offering ceremony at Quang Tri Ancient Citadel, and released flower lanterns on Thach Han River to pay tribute and commemorate heroic martyrs.
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Entrance gate to Quang Tri Ancient Citadel Historical Site. Photo: Duc Dung |
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Nearly 400 delegates attending the 10th Conference of Party Newspapers of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions (round IV) came to pay their respects to the heroic martyrs at the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen |
With respect and gratitude, delegates attending the 10th Conference of Party Newspapers of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions (round IV) organized a flower and incense offering ceremony to commemorate the heroic martyrs in the 81-day and night battle to protect the Ancient Citadel and Quang Tri town in the summer of 1972.
Quang Tri Ancient Citadel - a special national monument of Vietnam is located in the center of Quang Tri town, Quang Tri province. During the General Offensive and Uprising in 1972, the Ancient Citadel became known to the world through the fierce 81-day and night battle to defend the citadel.
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Attending the event were Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper Dinh Nhu Hoan; Deputy Head of the Press and Publishing Department, Central Propaganda Department Phan Thi Quynh Mai and representatives of the Editorial Board and reporters of 42 local Party newspapers. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen |
In the summer of 1972, at the Citadel, about 328,000 tons of bombs and ammunition from the American invaders were dropped on this land. Day and night, the sky and land of Quang Tri were red with blood and fire.
To protect the Citadel, tens of thousands of heroic martyrs fell. Their blood and bones were incarnated in every inch of Quang Tri land.
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The Citadel has become a “cemetery without tombstones”. In the photo is the common grave of the Citadel soldiers who died for their homeland, for peace and national reunification. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen |
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Delegates attending the 10th Conference of Party Newspapers of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions (round IV) offered incense to the heroic martyrs at Quang Tri Ancient Citadel. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen |
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In the historic month of April, many groups of veterans made a pilgrimage to Quang Tri, to the Ancient Citadel historical site to commemorate their comrades who sacrificed their lives there. Photo: Duc Dung |
On the night of April 21, delegates attending the 10th Conference of Party Newspapers of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions (round IV) organized a flower lantern night to commemorate and pay tribute to heroic martyrs at the Ceremony Hall - Flower releasing dock on the southern bank of Thach Han River.
The activities of offering incense, releasing flower lanterns, and lighting candles to pay tribute to heroic martyrs by leaders, cadres, and reporters of Party Newspapers in provinces and cities in the Central Highlands region demonstrate the morality of "When drinking water, remember its source" and "Repaying gratitude" of today's generation for the sacrifices and great contributions of heroic martyrs.
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Delegates attending the 10th Conference of Party Newspapers of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions (round IV) organized a flower lantern night to commemorate and pay tribute to heroic martyrs at the Ceremony Hall - Flower releasing dock on the southern bank of Thach Han River. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen |
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Delegates offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at the Ceremony House - Flower Wharf on the South Bank of Thach Han River. Photo: Duc Dung |
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Delegates attending the 10th Conference of Party Newspapers of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions (round IV) commemorated and paid tribute to heroic martyrs on the southern bank of the Thach Han River. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen |
Activities towards the 48th anniversary of the complete liberation of the South and national reunification on April 30 (1975 - 2023); 51st anniversary of the liberation of Quang Tri on May 1 (1972 - 2023).
The 10th Conference of Party Newspapers of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions (round IV) with the theme "Party Newspapers with the propaganda to protect the Party's ideological foundation in the new situation". This is a task that requires press agencies to improve their political capacity, professional skills and spread on many publications and media platforms.
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