Two golden statues of Saint Giong was introduced to the public at aceremony held at Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on August 19.
They are part of a project to cast 60 statues of this kind to celebratethe 60th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10).
The statues, made of gold-plated pure copper by traditionalmethods, were engraved elaborate patterns based on the prototype SaintGiong Statue placed in Soc Temple in Hanoi’s Son Son district.Each weighs approximately 60 kg and stands 80 cm high.
Speakingat the ceremony, historian Duong Trung Quoc, general secretary of theVietnam Association of Historical Science said that the Saint GiongStatue in Soc Temple has been considered a cultural symbol of thecity for many years, adding that the project helps promote and honourthe nation’s traditional culture values.
Once all the 60statues are completed, a ritual blessing for peace and happiness isscheduled to be held at Soc Temple.
The statues willbe displayed at the Hanoi Opera House from October 3-5 along with aphoto exhibition on Hanoi after a procession of them from SocTemple to Sword Lake.
One statue will be presented to the Vietnam Fatherland Front for auction to raise funds for fishermen.
As the legend goes, Saint Giong was born to a single woman after sheput her foot on a giant footprint in the field. However, the boy couldnot speak, laugh or cry despite he was three years old.
Upon hearing the news of an invasion from the North, he asked theKing to grant him an iron horse, an iron stick and an iron armour. Whenthe things were brought to him, the boy turned into a giant and used theweapons to defeat the aggressors to save his country and people. Afterthat he rode his horse to fly up the heaven. Until these days, he hasbeen worshipped as an immortal.-VNA
They are part of a project to cast 60 statues of this kind to celebratethe 60th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10).
The statues, made of gold-plated pure copper by traditionalmethods, were engraved elaborate patterns based on the prototype SaintGiong Statue placed in Soc Temple in Hanoi’s Son Son district.Each weighs approximately 60 kg and stands 80 cm high.
Speakingat the ceremony, historian Duong Trung Quoc, general secretary of theVietnam Association of Historical Science said that the Saint GiongStatue in Soc Temple has been considered a cultural symbol of thecity for many years, adding that the project helps promote and honourthe nation’s traditional culture values.
Once all the 60statues are completed, a ritual blessing for peace and happiness isscheduled to be held at Soc Temple.
The statues willbe displayed at the Hanoi Opera House from October 3-5 along with aphoto exhibition on Hanoi after a procession of them from SocTemple to Sword Lake.
One statue will be presented to the Vietnam Fatherland Front for auction to raise funds for fishermen.
As the legend goes, Saint Giong was born to a single woman after sheput her foot on a giant footprint in the field. However, the boy couldnot speak, laugh or cry despite he was three years old.
Upon hearing the news of an invasion from the North, he asked theKing to grant him an iron horse, an iron stick and an iron armour. Whenthe things were brought to him, the boy turned into a giant and used theweapons to defeat the aggressors to save his country and people. Afterthat he rode his horse to fly up the heaven. Until these days, he hasbeen worshipped as an immortal.-VNA
