(source: Danviet)

The Vietnam National Museum of History on February 1 received maps and related documents, affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

The collection, comprising 23 maps of different kinds and 10 documents in English and Japanese, was donated by Tran Manh Tuan, a local resident of Hanoi.

Tuan, who used to be a border guard, has pursued his hobby of collecting valuable documents and objects related to Vietnam’s islands and sea for years.

By presenting the collection, he hoped the Museum will help promote its value, especially raise public awareness of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two groups of archipelagos in the East Sea.

Museum representatives appreciated Tuan’s collection, saying experts will verify the maps and documents and display them to the public.

They took the opportunity to announce 11 national treasures being kept at the museum, including well-known Ngoc Lu bronze drum, intricately carved ceramics products dating back to the 14th-15th centuries, as well as late President Ho Chi Minh’s Duong Kach Menh (Revolutionary Path) book and his collection Prison Diary.

Source: VOV