Ha Tinh (VNA) – A temple dedicated to King Mai Hac De King was inaugurated inThich Loc commune, Loc Ha district, the central province of Ha Tinh province.
The temple was renovated and expanded over an area of 1,000 sq.m at a totalcost of 105 billion VND (4.7 million USD).
Earlier, a 10.8m-highcopper statue of the King was casted at the Mai Hac De Square in the coastalcommune.
King Mai Hac De,whose real name was Mai Thuc Loan, was born in Mai Phu village, Loc Hadistrict, Ha Tinh province and was the leader of the 722 uprising against therule of the Tang Dynasty in the present-day Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces.-VNA
