Offering incense to commemorate the Hung Kings

Today, April 14th, at the Kính Thiên Palace on the summit of Nghĩa Lĩnh mountain, within the Hùng Temple historical site, the People's Committee of Việt Trì city (Phú Thọ province) solemnly organized a ceremony to offer incense and pay respects to the spirits of the Hùng Kings who founded the nation and established the Văn Lang State - the first state of Vietnam.

The Party Committee, government, and people of Viet Tri city, together with the people of all ethnic groups in Phu Tho province, are honored to represent the entire nation in tending the mountains and preserving the ancestral tombs, so that every Vietnamese person can make a pilgrimage to their roots to light incense and remember the immense contributions of their ancestors who pioneered, cleared the land, and shaped the form and shape of the nation and its people.

Before the sacred spirits of our ancestors, the Party Committee, government, and people of Viet Tri city pledge to work together with the people of the whole country to do a good job of preserving, protecting, and promoting the immense value of the Hung Temple historical site, so that this place truly becomes a focal point of the sacred energy of the mountains and rivers, the sacred soul of the Vietnamese nation, so that people from all over the country and every Vietnamese citizen can make a pilgrimage to visit the Ancestral Tomb, light incense sticks to remember their origins, pray for national peace and prosperity, human well-being, abundant harvests, and lasting happiness for all families.



On the evening of April 13, 2013, at the Hung Temple historical site, a ceremony was held to receive the UNESCO certificate recognizing "The Hung King worshiping belief in Phu Tho" as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity and to inaugurate the Hung Temple Festival of the Year of the Snake - 2013.

Viet Tri City (Phu Tho province) has long been known as the birthplace of the Vietnamese nation, home to the Van Lang capital of the Hung Kings – the first state of Vietnam in its early days of nation-building. The system of tangible and intangible cultural heritage exists throughout the villages and communes of the city, encompassing various forms such as archaeological sites, architectural and artistic relics, revolutionary and resistance war relics, traditional festivals, and folk art forms. This affirms the profound and immense historical, cultural, artistic, and humanistic value of Viet Tri City within the cultural heritage system of the ancestral land.

In particular, the Hung Kings Temple historical site, the place of worship for the Hung Kings and also the most important national historical site, has become a destination with spiritual and religious significance, deeply rooted in humanistic values ​​and the traditional Vietnamese moral principle of "drinking water, remembering the source." Among its notable intangible cultural heritages, the Hung Kings worship belief and Phu Tho Xoan singing have been recognized by UNESCO as representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Recognizing the potential and advantages of Viet Tri in its socio-economic development strategy, the Viet Tri City Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee have focused on directing the implementation of several strategic tasks with the perspective and goal of developing Viet Tri into a driving force for socio-economic, scientific, and technological development of the province and the region; and a city of festivals celebrating the roots of the Vietnamese nation.

In 2012, despite the challenging overall economic conditions, the city achieved positive socio-economic results in many areas thanks to exceptional efforts: economic growth reached 7.39%, and per capita income exceeded 31.6 million VND/year. The city focused on directing the implementation of key tourism development projects such as the Hung Temple Historical Site and Van Lang Park, investing in basic infrastructure projects to upgrade the city to a Class I urban area, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Viet Tri city, thus enhancing the city's appearance.

According to News - TH