Ly descendant named Vietnam’s tourism ambassador to RoK
Ly Xuong Can, a descendant of King Ly Thai To – the first king of the Ly dynasty (1010-1225), has been appointed Vietnam’s tourism ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for 2017-2020 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Hanoi(VNA) – Ly Xuong Can, a descendant of King Ly Thai To – the first king of theLy dynasty (1010-1225), has been appointed Vietnam’s tourism ambassador to theRepublic of Korea (RoK) for 2017-2020 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism.
The ministry said on November 22 that Ly Xuong Can whose Korean name is LeeCheng Kun was born in 1958 in Seoul. He is the 31st generationdescendant of King Ly Thai To and the 26th generation descendant ofPrince Ly Long Tuong, who immigrated to the RoKin the 13th century.
In 1994, Ly Xuong Can represented the Ly Hoa Son clan in the RoK to return toVietnam and visited his hometown in Dinh Bang ward, Tu Son town, the northernprovince of Bac Ninh. Six years later, he and his family received the Vietnamesecitizenship. He has become member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)Central Committee since September 2014.
Ly Xuong Can has expressed his wish to contribute to the development of Vietnamas well as the Vietnam-RoK friendship, while turning Vietnam into a well-knowntourist destination in the world.
Earlier, the ministry appointed world-famouschef Bobby Chinn as Vietnam’s tourism ambassador to Europe from July 2014 to July2017 and Anoa Suzanne Dussol Perran, a French national of Vietnamese origin, asVietnamese tourism ambassador to France for 2015-2018.-VNA
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Ly Xuong Can (Source: thethaovanhoa.vn) 
