VietNamNet Bridge – Few people, especially those in their 60s, would pour most of their savings into a public project. But war veteran Le Huu Dac and his wife Bui Thi Tuyen, who live in the northern province of Phu Tho, did just that.

Each trans-Indochina trip of people of Hong Da village takes at least 20 days or a month-long to purchase hair. Each trip they collect several dozens of kilograms of beautiful hair, earning tens of millions dong of profit.

A Phu Tho province’s official has confirmed that the “strange rock” was moved out of the Hung Kings Temple. However, some scientists have voiced a concern that the stone is a bad amulet that can affect the sacred temple.

Affirming that the strange rock is not in the approved list of objects displayed at the Hung Kings Temple, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked Phu Tho to remove it out of the temple.

Incense offerings and various activities have been organised nationwide to commemorate Hung Kings, the nation’s legendary founders, on April 19, the tenth day of the third lunar month.

The front and back of the rock at the Thuong Temple, in the relic of Hung Kings Temple in Phu Tho province, have unknown characters and square patterns. It is rumored that the stone is a form of enchantment.

The provincial People’s Committee of Phu Tho on April 13 held a grand ceremony to receive the UNESCO certificate recognizing the worship of Hung Kings as an intangible culture heritage of humanity.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual pilgrim festival worshipping Hung Kings, ancestors of the Vietnamese people, will be held between April 13 and 19 in the northern province of Phu Tho.

Mr. Ho Duc Phoc and Mr. Hoang Dan Mac have been elected as the Party Secretary of Nghe An and Phu Tho provinces on March 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The unique practice of worshipping Hung Kings in Phu Tho province, Vietnam has been recognised by UNESCO as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.