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Ly Son has many famous cultural monuments, especially those related to the militia heroes of the Hoang Sa Flotilla in the Nguyen Dynasty who rowed boats to Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracel) to plant sovereign landmarks and defend the islands of the motherland.
There is also the mark of the Sa Huynh culture and evidence of the mixture between Champa and Dai Viet civilisations.
The island has many famous attractions such as the Hang temple, Duc temple, An Hai communal house, Hoang Sa museum, two volcanoes Gieng Tien and Thoi Loi, as well as many special festivals including the Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa Soldiers and a traditional boat race festival.
In recent days, after China illegally placed its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in the exclusive economic zone of Vietnam, about 114 nautical miles off Ly Son, the islanders along with Vietnamese people strongly condemned China’s illegal actions, while consistently continuing fishing in both the Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes’ fishing-ground to affirm national sovereignty and protect the seas and islands of the ancestors.
Following are pictures on prosperous Ly Son
The morning is just dawning.
Ly Son national flag tower
The statue of Avalokitesvara on Ly Son Island
An Hai communal house, a national relic site, was built in 1820 following the architectural style of Nguyen Dynasty.
Tombs of Hoang Sa soldiers at Am Linh Temple
Monument dedicated to the Hoang Sa Flotilla
A model of fishing boats used by fishermen along the South-Central Coast
Garlic field and coconut plantation on Ly Son
Daily activities on the island
The future generation
An old house
Gia Long well offers drinking water for islanders.
Phong Ba (Heliotropium foertherianum) trees, a typical variety on the island
Ly Son fishing boats go fishing.
(Source:Nhan Dan)
