State President Vo Van Thuong and Party and State leaders offered incense in commemoration of the Hung Kings.

The ceremony was held at Kinh Thien Palace on Nghia Linh Mountain, part of the special national historical relic site of the Hung Kings Temple.

Chairman of the Phu Tho People’s Committee Bui Van Quang reads the eulogy (photo: VOV)

Reading the eulogy, Chairman of the Phu Tho People’s Committee Bui Van Quang expressed the Vietnamese people’s deep gratitude to the Hung Kings, who established Van Lang – the first state in Vietnam’s history, and other predecessors who defended the nation. He also reported on the country’s enormous achievements in reforms, integration, and development.

State President Vo Van Thuong and Party and State leaders offered incense in commemoration of the Hung Kings.

After that, Party and State leaders offered incense at the Tomb of Hung Kings and laid wreaths at a sculpted relief depicting then President Ho Chi Minh talking to officers and soldiers of the Tien Phong Division at the Gieng Temple on September 19, 1954, where he said: “The Hung Kings founded the country, we must together safeguard it.”

Crowds of Vietnamese people inside and outside Vietnam came to the Hung temple to pay tribute to the Hung Kings and participate in cultural activities organized on this occasion.

Nguyen Huy Thang, an overseas Vietnamese from Germany, returned home on this occasion. He said: "I’m extremely happy to visit the Hung temple. We, overseas Vietnamese people, find our responsibility to foster patriotism among young overseas Vietnamese people and aspire their responsibility for national construction and defense."

On this occasion, the provinces and cities housing temples dedicated to the Hung Kings and generals from the kings’ era also held ceremonies to commemorate the legendary founders of Vietnam.