At the 2018 festival (Photo: VNA) Quang Tri (VNA) – The central provinceof Quang Tri will hold a festival to mark the 44th anniversary ofthe liberation of South Vietnam and national reunification (April 30) and the47th anniversary of the liberation of the province (May 1).
The office of the provincial People’sCommittee said on April 10 that one of the major activities within the festivalis an art programme at Hien LuongBridge across Ben Hai River, which divided North and South Vietnam during war, onApril 29.
The programme, to be organised by theVietnam News Agency, Nhan Dan (People’s) daily and the provincial People’sCommittee, will include performances of artists from the Vietnam ContemporaryArt Theatre and their local colleagues.
Social policy beneficiaries will receivegifts within the programme, which will be broadcast live on the People’s TVChannel and local radio and TV channels.
Other activities like a flag-raisingceremony, an inaugural ceremony of the project on upgrading the southern bankof the Hien Luong-Ben Hai special national historical relic site, a boat raceand a Bai Choi singing performance will take place on April 30.
Quang Tri was one of the most devastated localitiesduring the American War by thousands of tonnes of bombs and shells. Theprovince was also well known for the fierce 81-day-and-night battle at QuangTri Citadel.
The fightcontributed to Vietnam’s ultimate triumph and was a prerequisite for the GeneralOffensive and Uprising in the spring of 1975, which liberated the south andreunified the country.-VNA
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