Local leaders and citizens offered incense, flowers, and tributes to express their gratitude to Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co for laying the foundations of the nation. They also prayed for national prosperity, peace, and unity.
Vũ Thị Phương
Vice Chairman of the Phu Tho provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huy Ngoc and other delegates offer incense at the Mau Au Co Temple. (Photo: VNA)
Phu Tho (VNA) ൩– Ceremonies honouring Vietnam’s legendary ancestors, Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co, took place on April 3 at their respective temples within the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site in the northern midland province of Phu Tho.
Local leaders and citizens offered incense, flowers, and tributes to express their gratitude to Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co for laying the foundations of the nation. They also prayed for national prosperity, peace, and unity.
On the same day, a delegation of nearly 50 overseas Vietnamese from 20 countries and territories arrived in Phu Tho as part of a programme organised by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They took part in incense-offering ceremonies at the temples of Father Lac Long Quan and the Hung Kings.
According to legend, Lac Long Quan (real name Sung Lam, son of Kinh Duong Vuong and Than Long Nu) married Au Co, the fairy daughter of De Lai. Au Co later gave birth to a pouch containing one hundred eggs, which hatched into a hundred sons - believed to be the ancestors of the Vietnamese people. However, Lac Long Quan and Au Co eventually parted ways. Lac Long Quan took 50 of their children to the coast, while Au Co went to the highlands with the rest.
Their eldest son was crowned king, naming the country Van Lang and establishing the capital in Phong Chau—modern-day Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province—marking the beginning of the 18 dynasties of the Hung Kings.
The commemoration is held annually on the sixth day of the third lunar month as part of the Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary on the 10th day of the third lunar month, a national holiday.
This year, the Hung Kings’ Commemoration and Ancestral Land Culture - Tourism Week 2025 run from March 29 to April 7.
The programme features numerous cultural, sports, and tourism events aimed at fostering national pride and strengthening the bond between Vietnamese people at home and abroad./.
Guided by traditional bamboo lanterns, visitors make their way up hundreds of stone steps to the revered temples, immersing themselves in the solemn and ancient atmosphere of Nghia Linh Mountain.
The Hung Kings’ Commemoration and Ancestral Land Culture - Tourism Week 2025 take place from March 29 to April 7, 2025 (1st - 10th day of the third lunar month of the Year of the Snake) in Viet Tri city (Phu Tho province) the Hung Kings Temple Historical Site, and various provincial-level locations. This event offers a meaningful opportunity for people across Vietnam and international visitors to connect with the nation’s ancestral heritage.
According to the site management board, over 32,000 visitors came to the Hung Kings Temple, with more than 20,000 arriving on March 30 and 12,000 on March 29.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
