Provincial leaders offer flowers and incense to commemorate the 236th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da Victory

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Quoc Dung performs the bell-opening ceremony at the Kinh Thien Monument. Photo: NGUYEN DUNG

Attendance at the ceremony were comrades: Ho Quoc Dung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Kim Toan - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Pham Anh Tuan - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Phong Vu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission, Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee;  comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Committee of the People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province; former provincial leaders; representatives of provincial departments and branches; leaders of districts, towns and cities in the province; Tay Son Association in Ho Chi Minh City, delegates of An Khe Town (Gia Lai Province), and a large number of people and tourists.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Quoc Dung offered incense to Emperor Quang Trung at the Tay Son Tam Kiet Temple. Photo: NGOC NHUAN

At the flower offering ceremony at the Emperor Quang Trung Monument (in the premises of the Quang Trung Museum, Tay Son District), on behalf of the provincial leaders, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Thanh reviewed the spirit of uprising of the Tay Son movement and the Tay Son dynasty associated with the great contributions of Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue, contributing to educating the tradition of patriotism for all classes of people, especially the young generation in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

Provincial leaders and delegates offer incense at the Temple of the Three Tay Son Heroes. Photo: NGOC NHUAN

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan offers incense at the Temple of the Three Tay Son Heroes. Photo: NGOC NHUAN

In the spring of the year of Ky Dau (1789), the Tay Son army, under the skillful command and invincible spirit of Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue, launched a lightning-fast attack, defeating 290,000 Qing (China) troops and liberating the capital city of Thang Long.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Thanh reviewed the heroic history of the Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da Victory.  Photo: NGOC NHUAN

The victory of Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da is an immortal heroic epic in the history of the struggle, building and defending the country of the Vietnamese people, a profound crystallization of the tradition of patriotism, solidarity and indomitable will of the Vietnamese people for thousands of years. With this great victory, our country under the genius leadership of Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue crushed the dream of invasion of the Qing invaders, liberated the country, and maintained national independence.

Delegates attending the 236th Anniversary Festival of Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da Victory. Photo: NGUYEN DUNG

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tuan Thanh emphasized: “Promoting the spirit of the immortal Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da Victory and the swift, victorious spirit of Emperor Quang Trung, in the face of the country's new opportunities, urges us to seize opportunities, overcome challenges, and strive to build our homeland Binh Dinh into a fairly developed province in the country, meeting the expectations of the people, contributing to the whole country entering a new era - the era of strong national development. From there, we will create an exciting premise to enter the 2025 - 2030 Party Congress term with the aspiration to build Binh Dinh - "the land of martial arts, the sky of literature" increasingly rich and strong, reaching out to shine".

Offering flowers to the Emperor Quang Trung Monument. Photo: NGOC NHUAN

After the flower offering ceremony to the Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue Monument, provincial leaders and delegates performed the incense offering ceremony at the Tay Son Tam Kiet Temple (in the Quang Trung Museum campus) to commemorate and express gratitude for the merits of the Tay Son Tam Kiet and the civil and military mandarins of the Tay Son Dynasty; and to honor the glorious achievements of Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue.

Offering incense at the Tay Son Tam Kiet Temple. Photo: NGOC NHUAN

Previously, provincial leaders and delegates respectfully offered incense at the Kinh Thien Temple (Binh Tuong Commune, Tay Son District), the Tay Son Tam Kiet Parents Temple (Go Lang Relic, Binh Thanh Commune, Tay Son District).

Art performance program serving the flower and incense offering ceremony. Photo: NGOC NHUAN

A large number of people and tourists come to the festival. Photo: NGOC NHUAN

The folk card game festival at Quang Trung Museum creates a joyful atmosphere for people and tourists coming to the land of Vo to enjoy spring and attend the festival.  Photo: NGOC NHUAN

Within the framework of the 236th Anniversary Festival of Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da Victory taking place from February 1 - 3 (ie the 4th - 6th day of Tet) at Quang Trung Museum and some locations in Tay Son district, many cultural and sports activities are organized to serve the people and tourists coming to the festival, such as: Binh Dinh folk card playing festival, performance of traditional opera, folk song of card playing; lion, lion and dragon dances; gong performances and folk games of ethnic minorities; inter-provincial traditional martial arts competitions...