Vice President attends Trung sisters’ uprising celebration
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh attended a ceremony to mark the 1977th anniversary of the Trung sisters’ uprising at Hai Ba Trung Temple, a special national relic site in Hanoi’s Me Linh district.
The Trung sisters’ uprising celebration (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vice President Dang ThiNgoc Thinh attended a ceremony to mark the 1977th anniversary of the Trungsisters’ uprising at Hai Ba Trung Temple, a special national relic site inHanoi’s Me Linh district on January 2 (the sixth day of the first lunarmonth).
In her speech, Thinh highlighted thesignificance of the uprising, affirming that the undaunted spirit of the Trungsisters brought independence and self-control to the nation.
“The Trung sisters and their uprising left us aninvaluable spiritual legacy which upheld the strength of national unity,including the strength, wisdom and undaunted spirit of Vietnamese women,” shesaid.
She also underlined the patriotic tradition andcontributions of Vietnamese women to the struggles for national liberation aswell as the national construction and defence.
After the celebration, the Vice President andother delegates offered incense to commemorate the Trung sisters at theirtemple.
According to the Vietnamese historical account,Trung Trac and her younger sister Trung Nhi, who were born in Giao Chi provincein what is now northern Vietnam, led their troops on elephant back to repelChinese invaders for three years.
The victory gained independence for Dai Viet (anold name of Vietnam) after over two centuries dominated by Chinese invaders.
Every year, the heroines’ victory is celebratedat the Hai Ba Trung Temple.-VNA
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The Trung sisters’ uprising celebration (Source: VNA) 
