Exhibition of 200 images and documents about Hoang Sa, Truong Sa - the sacred sea and islands of the Fatherland

Representatives of the units cut the ribbon to open the exhibition of images and documents of Hoang Sa, Truong Sa - Sacred islands - Photo: VAN DINH

The exhibition took place in Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province, introducing nearly 200 valuable documents, maps, and images stored at the Vietnam National Archives Center, the Vietnam Military History Museum, the Navy Museum, the Naval Region 5 Command, and documents collected from archives and national libraries of France and the United States... reflecting the history of Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

In addition, the exhibition also introduces the process of fighting to protect and maintain sovereignty over seas and islands and the spirit of readiness to fight and protect the territory and territorial waters of the Vietnamese army and people.

In particular, this exhibition displays and introduces many documents in the Vietnam National Archives from the 17th century to the present. These are authentic, objective, and reliable historical documents affirming Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

The exhibition attracted thousands of officers and soldiers of the armed forces to visit - Photo: VAN DINH

Students visit the exhibition of photos and documents about Hoang Sa and Truong Sa - Photo: VAN DINH

Rear Admiral Nguyen Huu Thoan - Political Commissar of Naval Region 5 Command - said that the unit always promotes propaganda about seas and islands, especially propaganda about legal bases and historical evidence affirming Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

“This is a large and meaningful exhibition that will certainly create a strong and widespread influence, positively impacting the awareness and responsibility of cadres, soldiers and people of all walks of life, especially the young generation, in protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland,” affirmed Rear Admiral Nguyen Huu Thoan.

“The sea and islands are a sacred and inseparable part of the territory of the Vietnamese Fatherland. The Vietnamese State, through the ages, has explored, established and exercised sovereignty over these two archipelagos in a consistent, continuous, peaceful manner, in accordance with international practice and law.

This has been confirmed and recorded in detail in the archives – the documentary heritage of Vietnam and the world that is being preserved at the National Archives Centers,” Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga – Deputy Director of the State Records and Archives Department – ​​further emphasized.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/trien-lam-200-hinh-anh-tu-lieu-ve-hoang-sa-truong-sa-bien-dao-thieng-lieng-to-quoc-20241123172700251.htm