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Legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail celebrates 50 years
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wide range of cultural activities will be held to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the legendary Truong Son Trail, also
known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which opened on May 19, 1959
According to Le Hung Phi, director of the Quang Binh
provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the
programme aims to express the deep thanks of the people and
the nation for the contribution made by the young soldiers
and female volunteers who sacrificed their youth and life on
the Truong Son Trail. The programme is intended to remind
young people of the previous generation’s sacrifices for
national liberation and to increase their pride and love for
the homeland.
The highlight of the programme will be the show “The Legend
of a Trail”, which will be held on the evening of May 19,
2009. The show will combined song and dance pieces with a
discussion and historical witnesses, and will be broadcast
live on VTV1 and VTV4 channels.
In addition to the main show, a wide range of other
activities will be held to celebrate the event. From now
till March 29, around 60 floats from 38 provinces and cities
across the country carrying 650 people dressed as war-era
soldiers will make the trip along the Ho Chi Minh Trail to
educate the public about the event. They will dance and sing
songs about the trail.
An art festival “Truong Son – Legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail”
will be held on March 28-31 in the southern province of Binh
Phuoc to commemorate the anniversary.
On April 30, there will be an event “Living Forever with Age
20” which will include a meeting with veterans in Dong Hoi
City and other historical vestiges including the 12A and 20
Quyet Thang roads.
In May, an incense offering ceremony will be held at the
Revolutionary Martyr Temple at 20 Quyet Thang Road and Hang
Tam Co (Eight-woman Cave) in Quang Binh Province.
An exhibition of large-scale posters will also be held in
eight provinces and cities along the Truong Son Trail.
The programme is organised by the central province of Quang
Binh provincial People’s Committee and the Ministry of
Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Truong Son route was once a narrow track linking the
North and the South, serving as an important supply route
for food, arms and ammunition to southern battlefields
during the American War.
The trail is divided into two parts: the distance from the
Ca River Valley in Ha Tinh Province to Hai Van Pass in
Danang, called the Northern Truong Son Trail, and the
distance from Hai Van Pass to the region adjacent to the
Mekong Delta in Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces, called
the Southern Truong Son Trail.
This trail greatly contributed to the historical victory on
April 30, 1975 when southern Vietnam was liberated and the
nation was reunified.
(Source: VNS)
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