It features more than 100 documents and artifacts, including Vietnamese maps from the 16th to 19th centuries affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, as well as excerpts from official records and imperial documents of the Nguyen Dynasty demonstrating Vietnam’s exercise of sovereignty over the two island groups.
Also on display are maps published in Western countries recognizing Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, along with maps published in China and the West showing that the two archipelagos do not belong to China.
Visitors can also view photographs and documents relating to Hoang Sa before 1975, as well as images of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa today and the daily lives and activities of naval officers, soldiers and islanders.
The exhibits present historical and legal evidence supporting Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos in the East Sea.
The traveling exhibition will run through Sunday.
