Phu Tho Police takes measures to ensure safety for Hung Kings Temple Festival

PSNews - The Phu Tho Provincial Police on March 31 said it has made a thorough plan with various measures to ensure security, order and safety for the 2017 Hung Kings Temple Festival.

The 2017 Hung Kings Temple Festival, hosted by the Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee in collaboration with Hanoi, Thai Binh, Binh Phuoc and Ben Tre, will take place in 6 days from April 1 to 6 with various cultural and social activities.

According to the festival’s organizing committee, this year, millions of visitors from all over the country will visit the Hung Kings Temple historical site.

According to the Phu Tho Provincial Police, plans on fire fighting and traffic control have also been crafted.
According to the Phu Tho Provincial Police, plans on fire fighting and traffic control have also been crafted.

For that reason, the Phu Tho Provincial Police has asked all subordinate units and enhanced cooperation with involved forces under the Ministry of Public Security and police force of its neighboring provinces to launch an intensive campaign against crimes l and to take effective measures to ensure security, environmental sanitation, social order and safety in the locality in the buildup to the festival.

In addition, the Phu Tho Provincial Police will also deploy inspection teams in key places, where the festival’s activities will take place, to prevent all kinds of law violations.

According to the Phu Tho Provincial Police, plans on fire fighting and traffic control have also been crafted.

The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings were recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.
The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings were recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.

The Hung Kings founded the first state in the land of current Vietnam, called Van Lang (now Phu Tho province). Ruling the country through 18 generations (2879–258 BC), the Hung Kings taught locals how to cultivate paddy rice. They chose the Nghia Linh Mountain, the highest in the region, to perform rituals devoted to rice and sun deities to pray for lush crops.

To honor their great contributions, a complex of temples dedicated to them was built on the Nghia Linh Mountain, and the tenth day of the third month of the lunar year has for ages been the national commemorative anniversary for the kings.

The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings were recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.

By Phung Nguyen

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