09/07/2013
After attracting many visitors in central Ha Tinh province in early June, “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa, Truong Sa – Historical evidences” exhibition has come to Hanoi.
The week-long event, which opened on July 9 at the Vietnam Military History Museum , displays nearly 150 maps and documents affirming Vietnam ’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
The exhibits include copies of documents in traditional Chinese, Vietnamese and French languages issued by Vietnamese feudal states from the 17th century to the early 20th century, 95 maps published by Vietnam , China and Western countries from the 16th century, and three atlases published by China in 1908, 1919 and 1933.
Some 18th - 19th century publications from Western countries and Vietnam’s documents on Hoang Sa archipelago from the late 19th to the mid-20th century that relate to Vietnam’s indisputable sovereignty over the two archipelagos, as well as photos featuring their socio-economic and cultural development in recent years, are also on display at the exhibition.
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