A 14.2m statue of the mythical saviour of the nation, Saint Giong, wasinaugurated on Oct. 5 on top of Da Chong Mountain in Soc Son suburbandistrict of Hanoi.
The 85-tonne copper statueof the saint holding a grove of bamboo in his hand while flying off intothe sky on his horse is a cultural project commissioned to celebratethe 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
At the inauguration ceremony, State President Nguyen Minh Trietconfirmed the great contributions of Saint Giong to the history of thenational defence and laid stress on the cultural significance of theproject to the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The construction of the statue was intended to express greatgratitude to the ancestor, he said, adding that the statue would be animage to encourage people in study and work to contribute to nationalconstruction and defence.
Legend has it that Giong was born after his mother stepped into the footprints of a giant.
At the age of three, when invaders attacked the country, Giongsuddenly grew into a giant himself. Giong wielded an enormous iron rodand an entire grove of bamboo to chase the invaders out of the countryon the back of an iron horse presented to him by the king.
Following the enemy’s flight, Giong and his horse took off into the skyfrom Soc Mountain , never to be seen again.
He was worshipped as one of the nation’s four immortal saints./.
The 85-tonne copper statueof the saint holding a grove of bamboo in his hand while flying off intothe sky on his horse is a cultural project commissioned to celebratethe 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
At the inauguration ceremony, State President Nguyen Minh Trietconfirmed the great contributions of Saint Giong to the history of thenational defence and laid stress on the cultural significance of theproject to the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The construction of the statue was intended to express greatgratitude to the ancestor, he said, adding that the statue would be animage to encourage people in study and work to contribute to nationalconstruction and defence.
Legend has it that Giong was born after his mother stepped into the footprints of a giant.
At the age of three, when invaders attacked the country, Giongsuddenly grew into a giant himself. Giong wielded an enormous iron rodand an entire grove of bamboo to chase the invaders out of the countryon the back of an iron horse presented to him by the king.
Following the enemy’s flight, Giong and his horse took off into the skyfrom Soc Mountain , never to be seen again.
He was worshipped as one of the nation’s four immortal saints./.
