VietNamNet Bridge – Around 550 items and pictures on Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) islands are displayed at the “Quang Ngai –Sea and Island Culture Heritage” exhibition in Quang Ngai province. The exhibition opened on August 29 and will last until September 2.

A retired official is reading quotations from ancient books about Vietnam’s sovereignty
over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa.





“Dream to follow the elders’ steps” by Mai Thanh Hai.





The mock-up of boats used by the Hoang Sa Flotilla under the Nguyen Dynasty. Over
100 years ago, the Nguyen Dynasty issued an ordinance to set up the Hoang Sa flotilla
 to patrol, survey and protect the Hoang Sa Archipelago. This flotilla employed people on Ly Son island.





Mock-up of boats built by boat builders in central Vietnam, which were very
popularly used from the mid-16th century to the early 20th century.





Quotation from scholar Le Quy Don’s “Phu bien tap luc” confirms that annually the Hoang
 Sa Flotilla went to the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa islands to collect seafood and
 defend Vietnam’s sovereignty.






The map of An Nam (Vietnam), drawn by French bishop Taberd in 1838, with
the co-ordinate of Paracel seu Cat Vang islands (Hoang Sa islands).






Some items associated with Buddhism culture fished out offshore Quang Ngai province.






 Artisan Lam Dzu Xenh contributes nearly 200 antiques in his collection of antiques
of the Sa Huynh, Champa and Dong Son civilizations.

VNE