East Sea photo exhibition asserts Vietnam's island sovereignty

05:01, 18/01/2014

The Hanoi Museum is currently hosting a photographic exhibition asserting Vietnam's indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

The Hanoi Museum is currently hosting a photographic exhibition asserting Vietnam’s indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

    Entitled “Historical Evidence of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa”, the selection of almost 40 images portrayed the history of and daily life on the two groups of East Sea islands, as well as the Vietnamese people’s support for their compatriots garrisoned there.

    The Hanoi Municipal Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has also collated around 40 ancient Vietnamese, Chinese, and Western maps affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two archipelagoes. 

    The 33 Truong Sa coral stones Naval Command presented to Hanoi officials are also on display, helping visitors learn more about the nation’s seas and islands.

    The exhibition will run until the end of March.

    (Source:VOV)