The fifth Vietnam Book Day and the exhibition of ancient maps and documents providing historical and legal evidence to affirm Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos opened at Ninh Giang High School in Ninh Giang, a rural district of Hai Duong, on April 20.

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The fifth Vietnam Book Day and the exhibition on ancient maps and documents on the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos open in Hai Duong.

The exhibits include ancient documents in the Nom script (Vietnamese ideographic script) from the Le to the Nguyen dynasties (about the 15th to the 19th century) and the imperial archives of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), which showed Vietnam early established and exercised sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

There are also photos of the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos under the times of the French domination and the Republic of Vietnam as well as the daily life of soldiers and people on the islands today.

The exhibition also showcased photos and documents on Hai Duong’s efforts to protect the national sea and island sovereignty.

The book day and exhibition will open to public until April 24 with free admission and tour guides. They are held by the provincial Departments of Information and Communications and Culture, Sports and Tourism in partnership with Ninh Giang district.

In 2014, the Prime Minister decided to take April 21 as Vietnam Book Day in connection with the debut of the Book “Duong Kach Menh” (The Revolutionary Path) by President Ho Chi Minh, the first work written in Vietnamese and printed by Vietnamese workers (April 21, 1927).

On April 18, the national-scale fifth Vietnam Book Day was launched at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi, featuring over 100 pavilions of nearly 80 publishers nationwide, showcasing 50,000 books of various genres.

Source: VNA