At the event (Source: Internet) Quang Ngai (VNA) – A crowd of 3,000 sang the national anthemand stood in line to form a 45m x 25m national flag in Ly Son Island, the centralprovince of Quang Ngai, on June 29, setting national records of the number of personssinging the national anthem and forming the national flag.
The event at Hang Cau beach, An Hai commune, was part of a festival of backpackingtourists called the Phuot Fest Ly Son 2018 in the framework of the firstCultural-Tourism Week of Ly Son island.
Besides the tourists, participants included local young people andresidents, who donned red or yellow T-shirts and caps for the purpose offorming the national flag.
This was the first time Ly Son had hosted the national festival of thosewho love backpacking tourism, which attracted nearly 1,000 tourists from allcorners of the country.
The Ly Son Culture Tourism Week is taking place from June 29 to July 3with a wide range of culture, sports, and tourism activities, aimed atproviding meaningful and impressive events to both locals and tourists.
Ly Son Island, 30km off Quang Ngai province mainland, covers an area ofless than 10 sq.km but it has nearly 100 relics, most of which are related tothe Hoang Sa Flotilla, which was set up when the Nguyen Lords began their reignin the south of the country.
Thousands of sailors of the flotilla overcame roaring waves and stormsto survey sea routes, plant milestones and erect steles affirming nationalterritory in Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, andexploit marine resources ordered by Nguyen Lords. Their missions were full ofdangers, and many of them never returned to land.
To pay tribute to the men enlisted in the flotilla, “Le khao le the linhHoang Sa” has been observed through hundreds of years by families in Ly Sonisland and many coastal areas in Quang Ngai.
The festival, which is held every April on the island, was recognised aspart of the national intangible cultural heritage by the State in 2016. Itreflects Vietnam’s history of protecting the national sovereignty in the EastSea, especially over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos. -VNA
The event at Hang Cau beach, An Hai commune, was part of a festival of backpackingtourists called the Phuot Fest Ly Son 2018 in the framework of the firstCultural-Tourism Week of Ly Son island.
Besides the tourists, participants included local young people andresidents, who donned red or yellow T-shirts and caps for the purpose offorming the national flag.
This was the first time Ly Son had hosted the national festival of thosewho love backpacking tourism, which attracted nearly 1,000 tourists from allcorners of the country.
The Ly Son Culture Tourism Week is taking place from June 29 to July 3with a wide range of culture, sports, and tourism activities, aimed atproviding meaningful and impressive events to both locals and tourists.
Ly Son Island, 30km off Quang Ngai province mainland, covers an area ofless than 10 sq.km but it has nearly 100 relics, most of which are related tothe Hoang Sa Flotilla, which was set up when the Nguyen Lords began their reignin the south of the country.
Thousands of sailors of the flotilla overcame roaring waves and stormsto survey sea routes, plant milestones and erect steles affirming nationalterritory in Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, andexploit marine resources ordered by Nguyen Lords. Their missions were full ofdangers, and many of them never returned to land.
To pay tribute to the men enlisted in the flotilla, “Le khao le the linhHoang Sa” has been observed through hundreds of years by families in Ly Sonisland and many coastal areas in Quang Ngai.
The festival, which is held every April on the island, was recognised aspart of the national intangible cultural heritage by the State in 2016. Itreflects Vietnam’s history of protecting the national sovereignty in the EastSea, especially over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos. -VNA
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