Phu Tho (VNA) – The Hung Kings Temple historical site in the northern midland province of Phu Tho welcomed tens of thousands of visitors on March 29-30, more than a week ahead of the Hung Kings Commemoration Day.
According to the site management board, over 32,000 visitors came to the Hung Kings Temple, with more than 20,000 arriving on March 30 and 12,000 on March 29.
Many people visited the temple an the weekend before the main event to avoid the peak crowds. Although the site was busy and the weather was unfavorable, the solemn atmosphere remained intact. Phu Tho province's police deployed about 1,000 officers to maintain security and order.
Colonel Nguyen Minh Tuan, Director of the Phu Tho provincial Department of Public Security, said the force has coordinated with the Ministry of Public Security and neighboring provinces to enhance crime prevention. Online surveillance has also been intensified to counter misinformation. Authorities have reviewed and updated traffic signs on roads leading to the Hung Kings Temple.
The Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day Festival and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land for the Year of the Snake opened on March 29, featuring various cultural and sporting activities, including artistic performances, fireworks displays, traditional boat races, banh chung (square sticky rice cake) and banh day (round glutinous rice cake) making contests, Xoan singing, water puppetry, and folk performances.
Worshipping the Hung Kings is widely practiced in Vietnam and among Vietnamese communities abroad as a way to maintain and promote their traditional cultural identity./.
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