Exhibitions of historical and legal evidence of Vietnam’s sovereigntyover Hoang Sa (Paracels) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are beingheld across the country on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of theliberation of the South and national reunification.
In the central coastal province of Binh Thuan, nearly 100 maps andvarious ancient documents, artefacts and publications are on display atan exhibition in the island district of Phu Quy from April 23 untilApril 27.
Among the exhibits are copies ofdocuments in Nom (Vietnamised Chinese script), Vietnamese and Frenchissued by Vietnamese feudal governments and French colonialadministration between the 17th and early 20th centuries whichdemonstrated how Vietnam established, exercised and protected itssovereignty continually over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
There are also publications and maps published in Western countriesduring the 18th and 19th centuries, which contain information onVietnam’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos.
A similar event opened in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on April 22 under the auspice of the provincial museum.
The exhibits, including more than 100 photos, 50 documents and mapsand artefacts and nearly 100 posters, are arranged in five sections.Besides old documents, there are images on the daily life of soldiersand people on the two archipelagos and activities promoting publicawareness about sea and island sovereignty held in Thai Nguyen.
The display will go on until May 1./.
In the central coastal province of Binh Thuan, nearly 100 maps andvarious ancient documents, artefacts and publications are on display atan exhibition in the island district of Phu Quy from April 23 untilApril 27.
Among the exhibits are copies ofdocuments in Nom (Vietnamised Chinese script), Vietnamese and Frenchissued by Vietnamese feudal governments and French colonialadministration between the 17th and early 20th centuries whichdemonstrated how Vietnam established, exercised and protected itssovereignty continually over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
There are also publications and maps published in Western countriesduring the 18th and 19th centuries, which contain information onVietnam’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos.
A similar event opened in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on April 22 under the auspice of the provincial museum.
The exhibits, including more than 100 photos, 50 documents and mapsand artefacts and nearly 100 posters, are arranged in five sections.Besides old documents, there are images on the daily life of soldiersand people on the two archipelagos and activities promoting publicawareness about sea and island sovereignty held in Thai Nguyen.
The display will go on until May 1./.
