Phu Tho exhibition marks 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory

An exhibition introducing large-sized placards opened in Viet Tri city, the northern province of Phu Tho on March 27, as part of a series of activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7).
Phu Tho exhibition marks 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory ảnh 1A performance of mobile dissemination team (Photo: VNA)
Phu Tho (VNA) – An exhibition introducing large-sized placards opened in VietTri city, the northern province of Phu Tho on March 27, as part of a series ofactivities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien PhuVictory (May 7).

On display at the 45-day exhibition are 70works by professional and amateur painters, selected from a poster contest whichhad been held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department ofGrassroots Culture.

Within the framework of the exhibition, theorganising board also held a mobile dissemination contest, gathering teams fromPhu Tho, Thanh Hoa, Kom Tum, An Giang and Lai Chau provinces, and Da Nang city.Seventeen singing and dancing performances praising the beauty of the country,the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu and the life of people were staged toserve audience inside and outside the province.

These events aim to popularise the significance of the Dien Bien Phu Victoryagainst French colonialists.

On March 13, 1954, the Vietnameserevolutionary army launched the first attack against the French colonialists’heavily fortified base of Dien Bien Phu, starting a 56-day historic campaignwhose victory directly led to the signing of the Geneva Accords on ending thewar and restoring peace in Indochina./.
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