International students make pilgrimage to Hung Temple

On the morning of March 27, nearly 150 lecturers and international students from many different countries studying at the Academy of Military Science (Hanoi) made a pilgrimage to the Hung Kings Temple historical site.

Nearly 150 lecturers and international students studying at the Military Science Academy visited the Hung Vuong Museum.

Lecturers and students of the Military Science Academy from 20 countries including Laos, Korea, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Russia, Mozambique, Ukraine... had the opportunity to learn about Vietnamese history and culture at the Hung Kings Temple Historical Site. During the tour, the delegation visited the Hung Kings Museum and offered incense at the Upper Temple on the top of Nghia Linh Mountain.

Tour guide of Hung Temple Historical Site introduces to international students the artifacts displayed in the museum.

At the Hung Vuong Museum, students and lecturers of the academy are introduced by tour guides about the formation and development of the Van Lang state; the wet rice agricultural civilization and artifacts of the Hung Vuong Worship Heritage; and learn about the four typical cultural periods of Phung Nguyen, Dong Dau, Go Mun and Dong Son.

International students learn about historical and cultural artifacts from the Hung King period.

International students offer incense at Ha Temple.

After visiting the museum, the group continued their pilgrimage through 4 temples: Ha Temple, Trung Temple, Thuong Temple, and Gieng Temple. Here, students were introduced to the sacred temples associated with ancient legends about the Hung Kings.

The journey back to the Fatherland helped international students studying at the Military Science Academy improve their knowledge of history, culture and the spirit of "remembering the source of water" of the Vietnamese people.

Bao Thoa