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Bac Ninh marks 940 years of victory against foreign invaders

The northern province of Bac Ninh celebrated 940 years of the Nhu Nguyet Victory against the Song invaders from the north with a ceremony in Yen Phong district on February 7.
Bac Ninh marks 940 years of victory against foreign invaders ảnh 1Scene at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Bac Ninh (VNA) – The northernprovince of Bac Ninh celebrated 940 years of the Nhu Nguyet Victory against theSong invaders from the north with a ceremony in Yen Phong district on February7.

In the 11th century, the army and people of DaiViet – the name of Vietnam in the Ly Dynasty – waged a resistance war againstthe Song invaders, with the peak being a strategic fight during which GeneralLy Thuong Kiet set up a defence line along the Nhu Nguyet River, which is nowthe Cau River, in the spring of 1077 to prevent the enemy.

The defence line, over 10km long, traversed theareas which are now Tam Giang and Tam Da communes of Yen Phong district and ThiCau ward of Bac Ninh city. Established basing on the local topography, the linewas aimed to prevent 300,000 Song troops.

The fight on the Nhu Nguyet River was part of LyThuong Kiet’s combat strategy, which defeated the Song troops.

The Nhu Nguyet defence line is also believed tobe the birthplace of the poem “Nam quoc son ha” (Mountains and Rivers of theSouthern Country), which was considered the first declaration ofindependence of Vietnam.

Following the celebration, central andprovincial officials and local residents attended a ceremony starting theconstruction of a temple dedicated to Ly Thuong Kiet. 

The project is set to cover more than 253ha ofland with the temple stretching 8.7ha. The construction is scheduled tobasically finish in 2017.-VNA
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