Celebrations including a camping festival on April 27, a boat race on April 30, and music and dance shows at the Hien Luong-Ben Hai historical relic in Quang Tri Province will mark Liberation Day, April 30, and May Day. The HienLuongBridge spans the BenHaiRiver which separated North Viet Nam and South Viet Nam between 1954 and 1975. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the provincial authorities will organise the celebrations Source: VNS … [Read more...] about Quang Tri to mark Liberation Day
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Preserving and promoting historical relics of Quang Tri ancient citadel
The Central Quang Tri provincial People’s Committee decided to invest 244 billion VND in a project to preserve and promote historical relics of the Quang Tri ancient citadel. The project aims to mark the 35th anniversary of the liberation of Quang Tri town and the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Quang Tri Citadel was built in 1824, during the 4th year of the reign of Minh Mang. The citadel is approximately 60km north of the central Hue city. The citadel had a style of Vauban architecture with its circuit of 2,160m – one door each side. There were four fortresses jutting out from each four corners to control the four citadel gates. The incident of 81 days and nights (from June 28 to September 16, 1972) has made this citadel well-known all over the world. By using fire-power, the South Vietnam puppet troop was determined to re-occupy Quang Tri Citadel within a couple of days. QuangTriTown, … [Read more...] about Preserving and promoting historical relics of Quang Tri ancient citadel
Quang Tri learns of an ancient culture via old coins
Over the past ten years, people in the Central province of Quang Tri have discovered many jars of ancient coins from different dynasties while working the land or building houses, said the director of the provincial museum, Le Duc Tho. “An ancient coin can tell many things about history, such as events dynasties, the honour or dishonour of families, even the philosophy of a nation. But first of all, ancient coins are the mark of economic development,” said Mr.Tho. In the north of the province, in the 17thcentury, there was Mai Xa Thi port in Gio Linh district, and the Hieu river was considered a blood line in transportation for convenient trade with markets including Van Tuong, Ai Lao and Cam Lo. In the south of the province, Hoi quarter in Ha Tay village had Cua Viet port and branches of a river running through the mainland. Boats from foreign countries landed here and brought coins to buy goods. Ancient copper coins were usually very heavy. Therefore, businessmen … [Read more...] about Quang Tri learns of an ancient culture via old coins
Huge monkey and douc langur group discovered in Quang Tri
A large group of monkeys and douc langurs have been found in a forest in the central province of Quang Tri. A douc langur in Quang Tri Province Cam Tuyen Commune Chairman Hoang Lien Son said that a local, Le Ngoc Hoai, had discovered the group of monkeys and douc langurs while finding honey by Cu Lo Hill on December 13. According to Cam Tuyen communal authorities, there may be hundreds of monkeys and douc langurs living in a 100-hectare area 13km away from the commune's centre.This location was managed by Duong 9 Forestry Company. The company has just transferred the forest to the communal authorities so the locals started venturing in to find honey."We'll work with forest rangers to review the situation in order to have plans to protect the animals and raise public awareness about them," Son said.Cam Lo Forest Ranger Unit confirmed the collaboration. However, they haven't been able to work yet due to bad weather. There may be critically-endangered douc langurs listed in Vietnam … [Read more...] about Huge monkey and douc langur group discovered in Quang Tri
Quang Tri to have 22-million-euro wind farm
Quang Tri to have 22-million-euro wind farmThuy Dung HANOI – Tan Hoan Cau Group and Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas on December 6 signed a deal to build a wind farm at a total cost of more than 22 million euros in Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province. Construction will take eight months, with six sub-projects to be developed and have a total generation capacity of at least 30 MW. The two firms will work together to select appropriate locations for installing wind turbine towers. Mai Van Hue, chairman of Tan Hoan Cau Group, said the wind farm would be located in a mountainous area covering nearly 2,900 hectares near the border with Laos. This is the group’s second wind power project in Huong Hoa District after Huong Linh 2 wind farm, which was put into operation in September 2017. Clive Turton, president of Vestas Asia-Pacific sales unit, said Vietnam holds huge potential for wind power development, with a long coastline and abundant wind resources. According to … [Read more...] about Quang Tri to have 22-million-euro wind farm