Maps and documents which are historical and legal evidence provingVietnam’s sovereignty over archipelagos in the East Sea are beingshowcased in Thang Binh district of central Quang Nam province.
The exhibits include replicas of old Vietnamese documents on thecountry’s establishment and enforcement of its sovereignty over Hoang Sa(Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, along with royaldocuments from Vietnam’s Nguyen Dynasty and western maps showing thecountry’s possession of the two archipelagos.
Alsoon show are maps of China without the islands issued by westerncountries and China itself, documents on the archipelagos before andafter 1975, and related researches by Vietnamese and foreign experts.
One notable item is a map of Quang Nam drawn in1810 showing Hoang Sa islands, named Cat Vang in Vietnam ’s ancientNom script, off the coast of the province.
Thedisplay also features decisions by Kings Minh Mang, Thieu Tri, and TuDuc of the Nguyen Dynasty to assign Vo Van Tay, a Quang Nam native, asthe head of a naval soldier team patrolling Hoang Sa.
Director of the Quang Nam Department of Information and CommunicationsPham Hong Quang said the items, collected in Vietnam and othercountries help testify to Vietnam ’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa andTruong Sa and raise public awareness of the national sovereigntyprotection.
The exhibition, opened on May 19, at the Centre for Culture and Sports of Thang Binh district will last until May 22.-VNA
The exhibits include replicas of old Vietnamese documents on thecountry’s establishment and enforcement of its sovereignty over Hoang Sa(Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, along with royaldocuments from Vietnam’s Nguyen Dynasty and western maps showing thecountry’s possession of the two archipelagos.
Alsoon show are maps of China without the islands issued by westerncountries and China itself, documents on the archipelagos before andafter 1975, and related researches by Vietnamese and foreign experts.
One notable item is a map of Quang Nam drawn in1810 showing Hoang Sa islands, named Cat Vang in Vietnam ’s ancientNom script, off the coast of the province.
Thedisplay also features decisions by Kings Minh Mang, Thieu Tri, and TuDuc of the Nguyen Dynasty to assign Vo Van Tay, a Quang Nam native, asthe head of a naval soldier team patrolling Hoang Sa.
Director of the Quang Nam Department of Information and CommunicationsPham Hong Quang said the items, collected in Vietnam and othercountries help testify to Vietnam ’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa andTruong Sa and raise public awareness of the national sovereigntyprotection.
The exhibition, opened on May 19, at the Centre for Culture and Sports of Thang Binh district will last until May 22.-VNA
