Phu Tho leaders present a souvenir to the delegation (Photo: VNA) Phu Tho (VNA) – The People’s Committee of Phu Tho on April 8 met a delegation of 30 outstanding overseasVietnamese paying tribute to Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation,at Hung Kings Temple in the northern province.
The delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairsand Chairman of the State Committee on Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Pham QuangHieu.
Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in PhuTho Nguyen Hai briefed the delegation on the province’s socio-economicdevelopment in recent times and future orientations, notably outcomes of theconservation and development of two cultural heritages of the worship of HungKings and Xoan singing of the locality.
He appreciated contributions by overseas Vietnamese to achievementsof Vietnam and Phu Tho in particular, hoping that they will further engage in the activities facilitating the development of economy, science, and education.
The delegation tours Hung Kings Temple (Photo: VNA) Overseas Vietnamese expressed their hope that theprovince will devise more incentives to attract foreign investment, andpresented 20,000 face masks to support the COVID-19 prevention and control work inPhu Tho.
Hung King is the title given to the ancient Vietnameserulers of the Hong Bang period (2879–258 BC). They were the kings of Van Lang.The worshiping rituals of the Hung Kings was recognised as a UNESCO IntangibleCultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012./.
