Completion of the relic site of the Hoang Sa heroic army concurrently managing Truong Sa

April 20, 2010 09:05

The Hoang Sa soldiers' memorial ceremony will be held on April 28-29 in Ly Son island district to pay tribute to those in the Hoang Sa heroic army that also managed Truong Sa in the past.


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The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Ngai province has just coordinated with the People's Committee of Ly Son island district to organize the acceptance, completion and opening to visitors the historical relic complex of the Hoang Sa heroic army concurrently managing Truong Sa.

The historical relic complex includes: an exhibition house attached to the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Fleet monument cluster made of Ninh Binh green stone, depicting the image of soldiers in the position of setting out to carry out the task of protecting the sovereignty of the Fatherland's territorial waters.

The monument cluster consists of three figures, all 4.5m tall and weighing 40 tons, including the captain holding a spear in one hand and placing his other hand on a sovereignty marker with the words "Van Ly Hoang Sa".

On the back of the monument is engraved the inscription "Hoang Sa archipelago is an extremely dangerous place on the national border".

The Hoang Sa fleet museum exhibition hall is 374 square meters wide, has a yin-yang tiled roof, Bat Trang tiled floor, and displays more than 100 documents, images, and many artifacts related to the Hoang Sa fleet that manages Truong Sa.

The relic complex also has the mass grave of captain Pham Quang Anh, captain Vo Van Khiet, captain Nguyen Quang Tam, and the Hoang Sa temple, 24 square meters wide.

An Vinh communal house was restored on an area of ​​250m2 including the lower communal house, middle communal house and upper communal house. The entire communal house has a main wooden frame structure, wooden pillars with a diameter of 35cm, and a yin-yang roof...

The wooden structure is decorated with elaborate carvings. Inside the An Vinh communal house, there is a horizontal lacquered board and parallel sentences with the words: "Merits for building the island. Affection for nurturing the Hoang Sa strip" showing gratitude for the merits of our ancestors.

According to the plan, the Hoang Sa soldiers' memorial ceremony will be held by the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province on April 28-29 in Ly Son island district. This is a ceremony to pay tribute to those who were in the Hoang Sa heroic army and managed Truong Sa in the past. Currently, there are more than 60 artifacts and pictures on display at the Hoang Sa artifacts exhibition house. Ly Son island district has also just received and transported an incense burner donated by the People's Committee of Hoang Sa district.

According to VOV news

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