Top 10 records of Vietnam's sea and islands in 2016

Hoang Sa - Truong Sa is the archipelago with the largest, longest, widest, deepest, farthest space, and the most rocky islands.

On May 4, the Vietnam Record Organization announced 10 records in response to Vietnam Sea and Islands Week (June 1-8), World Environment Day (June 5) and World Ocean Day (June 8).

Among them, Hoang Sa - Truong Sa is the archipelago with the largest, longest, widest, deepest, farthest space, and has the most rocky islands. Hoang Sa archipelago is located in a sea area of ​​about 15,000 km2, while Truong Sa archipelago is 160,000 - 180,000 km2.

This is also the Vietnamese archipelago that is drawn the most on ancient and modern maps in the country and internationally. From 1525 to 1886, there were about 50 maps depicting Vietnam with its continental shelf and the East Sea, including Hoang Sa and Truong Sa.

Raising the flag on Hoang Sa sea. Photo: Le Thanh Tung.

The Hoang Sa Soldiers' Commemoration Festival is the only traditional festival that has existed since ancient times and depicts the hardships and heroic circumstances of Vietnamese soldiers guarding the sovereignty of the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa islands. The festival is held at Hoang Sa Temple in An Vinh village, An Hai commune, Ly Son district, Quang Ngai province on the 20th day of the second lunar month.

Tra Co Beach is the longest beach in Quang Ninh province, 9 km by road from Mong Cai city center. With a length of 17 km, an area of ​​about 170 hectares in a crescent shape, the beach stretches from Got Cape in the north to Ngoc Cape in the south.

Ha Long Bay is the bay with the most small islands, including 1,969 large and small islands, most of which are limestone islands.

Phu Quoc Island is the largest island, with an area of ​​561 km2, in Kien Giang province.

Nam Yet Marine Protected Area is the largest marine protected area in Vietnam with an area of ​​35,000 hectares, located in Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province. This area has a large coral island area and has a tropical climate characteristic of the southern East Sea.

"Vietnam's National Title and Hoang Sa - Truong Sa Territory", a book about the National Title, Territory and the largest collection of ancient and modern maps of Vietnam's Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos. The author of this 205-page book is researcher Nguyen Dinh Dau. This is a work that is both scientific and popular; it summarizes the entire 4,000-year history of the Vietnamese people, including many documents and ancient maps of the world that record Hoang Sa - Truong Sa as belonging to Vietnam's sovereignty for over 500 years.

Dr. Nguyen Nha is the person whose research works and documents on the sovereignty of the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos are the most translated into English. He is a famous Vietnamese historical and geographical researcher, born in 1939 in Ninh Binh but lives and works in Saigon.

Meritorious Artist Nguyen Van Luong is the director who has made the most films about the country and people of Vietnam's coastal and island regions. He was born in 1957 in Hai Phong. After nearly 30 years, he has produced 221 films about the country and people of Vietnam's coastal and island regions in 3 genres: television series, feature films and documentaries.

According to VNE