The number of visitors to this year’sHung Kings Temple Festival has increased sharply over the past fivedays, according to the festival organising board.
About 1.5 million visitors visited the Hung King Temple betweenApril 14-18, presenting an increase of 30 percent over the same periodof last year’s event, the board said.
This year’s Hung Kings Temple Festival has been held on the largest-everscale from April 14-23 (the first to the tenth day of the third lunarmonth), with the grand ceremony to be held on April 23.
Among the pilgrims on April 18 were Truong Tan Sang, Party Politburomember and Standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariatand Nguyen Thi Doan, Vice State President.
The two officials offered gifts and burnt incense to the Hung Kings,praying for solidarity, peace and prosperity for the nation.
The same day, the AVINAA Joint Stock Company presented a one-metre highbottle of vodka as an offering and another bottle of over 4,000 litresto the festival for visitors to enjoy from the noon of April 18 to April23.
The Hung Kings Temple Festival has been held annually since 1460 underthe reign of King Le Thanh Tong to commemorate the 18 Hung Kings whofounded the country and started a golden age in the Vietnamese history.
Since then, the Hung Kings Temple Festival has become a symbol ofnational unity and spirit and is a chance for Vietnamese people both athome and overseas to express their gratitude to their ancestors.
The anniversary of the death of the Hung Kings, which falls on the 1th of the third lunar month, was officially recognised as a nationalcelebration in 2000 and in 2007 the National Assembly approved aregulation making it a national holiday.
The Hung Kings Temple is located on Nghia Linh Mountain ,Phong Chau district, in Phu Tho province, 100 km northwest of Hanoiand is a complex of ancient tombs, monuments and temples.
Notably, the Lower Temple , a popular tourist destination, wasaccording to legend, where Au Co gave birth to a sack containing 100eggs from which 100 babies were born. The eldest son, Hung Vuong, namedhimself king and the throne was passed down over 18 generations./.
About 1.5 million visitors visited the Hung King Temple betweenApril 14-18, presenting an increase of 30 percent over the same periodof last year’s event, the board said.
This year’s Hung Kings Temple Festival has been held on the largest-everscale from April 14-23 (the first to the tenth day of the third lunarmonth), with the grand ceremony to be held on April 23.
Among the pilgrims on April 18 were Truong Tan Sang, Party Politburomember and Standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariatand Nguyen Thi Doan, Vice State President.
The two officials offered gifts and burnt incense to the Hung Kings,praying for solidarity, peace and prosperity for the nation.
The same day, the AVINAA Joint Stock Company presented a one-metre highbottle of vodka as an offering and another bottle of over 4,000 litresto the festival for visitors to enjoy from the noon of April 18 to April23.
The Hung Kings Temple Festival has been held annually since 1460 underthe reign of King Le Thanh Tong to commemorate the 18 Hung Kings whofounded the country and started a golden age in the Vietnamese history.
Since then, the Hung Kings Temple Festival has become a symbol ofnational unity and spirit and is a chance for Vietnamese people both athome and overseas to express their gratitude to their ancestors.
The anniversary of the death of the Hung Kings, which falls on the 1th of the third lunar month, was officially recognised as a nationalcelebration in 2000 and in 2007 the National Assembly approved aregulation making it a national holiday.
The Hung Kings Temple is located on Nghia Linh Mountain ,Phong Chau district, in Phu Tho province, 100 km northwest of Hanoiand is a complex of ancient tombs, monuments and temples.
Notably, the Lower Temple , a popular tourist destination, wasaccording to legend, where Au Co gave birth to a sack containing 100eggs from which 100 babies were born. The eldest son, Hung Vuong, namedhimself king and the throne was passed down over 18 generations./.
