Festival marks 234th anniversary of Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory

  • A palanquin procession in memory of Emperor Quang Trung. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    A palanquin procession in memory of Emperor Quang Trung. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • A palanquin procession in memory of Emperor Quang Trung. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    A palanquin procession in memory of Emperor Quang Trung. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • An incense offering ritual at the Dong Da Mound, which reportedly witnessed fierce battles between Emperor Quang Trung’s soldiers and the Chinese invaders 234 years ago. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    An incense offering ritual at the Dong Da Mound, which reportedly witnessed fierce battles between Emperor Quang Trung’s soldiers and the Chinese invaders 234 years ago. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • An artistic programme to mark the historic victory is held at the Dong Da Mound, which reportedly witnessed fierce battles between Emperor Quang Trung’s soldiers and the Chinese invaders 234 years ago. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    An artistic programme to mark the historic victory is held at the Dong Da Mound, which reportedly witnessed fierce battles between Emperor Quang Trung’s soldiers and the Chinese invaders 234 years ago. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
A festival was held at the Dong Da Culture Park in Hanoi on January 26 (the fifth day of the first lunar month) to mark the 234th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory over Chinese invaders. In 1789, under the leadership of Emperor Quang Trung (also known as national hero Nguyen Hue), Tay Son troops defeated 290,000 Qing invaders, liberating the imperial city of Thang Long and regaining national independence and freedom. Since then, the fifth day of the first lunar month has become the traditional day marking the historic victory. The Ngoc Hoi–Dong Da victory has also gone down in Vietnamese history as an immortal and epic struggle for national construction and defence. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết

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