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Lang Son’s Dong Dang Int’l Railway Station recognised as tourist site

Dong Dang International Railway Station in the northern border province of Lang Son was recognised as a tourist site on July 8.
Lang Son’s Dong Dang Int’l Railway Station recognised as tourist site ảnh 1Lang Son locals wait in front of Dong Dang station to welcome DPRK leader Kim Jong-un (Source: VNA)

Lang Son (VNA) – Dong Dang International Railway Station in thenorthern border province of Lang Son was recognised as a tourist site on July8.

Nguyen Duy Anh, Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Cao Loc district where the station is located, said that Dong Dang,14km southeast from Lang Son city, is a big station which is connected withPingxiang railway station in China’s Guangxi province.

In late February this year, the station wasthe place to welcome and bid farewell to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un in his five-day stay in Vietnam for the secondDPRK-USA Summit and the official friendship visit to the Southeast Asiannation.

The recognition of the station as a touristsite will contribute to diversifying tourism products of Cao Loc district inparticular and Lang Son province in general.

On this occasion, the district People’sCommittee also introduced seven tourist routes which go through its attractionssuch as Huu Nghi International Border Gate, Dong Dang Mother Goddess Temple,Thuy Mon Dinh Stele House, Bac Nga pagoda, and Mau Son tourist site.

Cao Loc is Lang Son’s mountainous districtwith diverse cultures of the ethnic minority groups of Tay and Nung.-VNA
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