The Hoang Sa-themed exhibition centre opens in Da Nang city on March 28 (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – A centre for exhibiting documentsand images on Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago of Vietnam was inaugurated in thecentral city of Da Nang on March 28.
The exhibition centre, located on Hoang Sa road,was built from December 2015 at total cost of 43.3 billion VND (nearly 1.9million USD).
As a public unit under the Hoang Sa districtPeople’s Committee, the centre holds special political significance as itdisplays information, documents and images evidencing Vietnam’s exploration andestablishment and protection of its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa(Spratly) archipelagoes.
Exhibits are showcased in five topics, namelythe geographical location and natural conditions of Hoang Sa, Hoang Sa inVietnam’s ancient documents before the Nguyen Dynasty, Hoang Sa in documents inthe Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945), evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over HoangSa from 1945 to 1974, and evidence of the sovereignty since 1974.
[Photos: Hoang Sa exhibition centre put into operation in Da Nang]
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Chairman ofthe Da Nang municipal People’s Committee Huynh Duc Tho said as Hoang Sa is asacred integral part of Vietnam, Hoang Sa-themed exhibition centres could bebuilt in any localities nationwide. Da Nang has continuously managed the wholeHoang Sa archipelago for almost six decades, so it is suitable for this centreto be located on a road named after the archipelago near the East Sea.
In particular, the centre has the shape of thesovereignty seal in the Nguyen Dynasty, which is meant to show that Vietnamestablished and exercised sovereignty over Hoang Sa very early. Notably, thatKing Minh Mang of the Nguyen Dynasty put the seal on a document setting up theHoang Sa flotilla was one of the important landmarks in the establishment andexercise of this indisputable sovereignty, he added.-VNA
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