Party chief offers incense at Thang Long Royal Citadel
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense in tribute to late kings and talented persons who had made contributions to the nation at Kinh Thien Palace in Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on February 4, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (front row, third from right) and other officials offer incense in tribute to late kings and talented persons who had made contributions to the nation at Kinh Thien Palace in Thang Long Imperial Citadel. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong offered incense in tribute to late kings and talented persons who had made contributions to the nation at Kinh Thien Palace in Thang Long ImperialCitadel in Hanoi on February 4, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
The Party leaderaffirmed the resolve to uphold Vietnamese traditional values and strengthen thegreat national unity bloc to build a nation of wealth, democracy, equality and civilisation.
Talking with the staff of the relic site, he urgedthem to work harder to preserve and promote values of the UNESCO-recognised citadelto international friends and contribute to educating young generations about nationaltraditions.
The Thang Long Imperial Citadel, which was placed onthe UNESCO list in August 2010, was a power centre for over a thousand years ofVietnamese history and unique evidence of Vietnamese civilisation during thedevelopment of monarchies in Southeast Asia and East Asia.
Kinh Thien Palace is the main building in the centralsector of the citadel, which is located in what is today downtown Hanoi. Itsits in the centre of the complex, facing Doan Mon (south gate) and Flag Tower.
The palace was built in 1428 and is believed to be ofthe highest importance, hosting many royal ceremonies. It was also the place wher eroyalswere invited to discuss national issues.
It was almost destroyed at the end of the 19th centuryby the French colonialists, however, and all that remains today is a100-cm-high banister to the south of the plot and several large stone stepswith dragon carvings./.
Strengthening the education on the relic, designing experience tours and communications through traditional craft souvenir products are the ways proposed to bring into play the value of the Thang Long Royal Citadel.
The Thang Long royal citadel in the capital city of Hanoi has been glowing with the atmosphere of traditional Lunar New Year from the ancient time as a cultural programme to welcome the Year of the Buffalo is underway at the site.
The Institute of Imperial Citadel Studies (IICS) hosted an international seminar named “Imperial Ceramics in Thang Long Royal Palace” on December 20 to shed light on the cultural and social life in the ancient citadel in the past.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (front row, third from right) and other officials offer incense in tribute to late kings and talented persons who had made contributions to the nation at Kinh Thien Palace in Thang Long Imperial Citadel. (Photo: VNA) 
