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PANO - A picture book, entitled “Fidel Castro-Quang Tri, a historic day in 1973” by photographer Ho Sy So, has been released by the Thuan Hoa Publishing House on the occasion of 40 years since Cuban President Fidel Castro visited the Southern Vietnam liberated area in Quang Tri Province in 1973.

Nearly 150 lively and emotional photos in this 75-page book captured the activities of the Cuban President and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong in the liberated areas of Quang Tri 40 years ago, and highlighted the Cuban President’s sentiment while visiting Hien Luong Bridge, Tan Lam Base, Dong Ha town and other places.

The book’s foreword and captions of each photo are in both Vietnamese and English.

The pictures were selected from many photos by photographer Ho Sy So of President Fidel Castro’s visit to liberated areas in Quang Tri. The photographer was in different places in Quang Tri to take these photos, especially the Hien Luong demarcation line and the demilitarized zone. Notably, he is among the few Vietnamese reporters lucky to witness the whole historical visit of the Cuban President in the liberated area in Quang Tri in September 1973.

Source: VNA

Translated by Mai Huong