PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates at an incense offering ceremony at the Thuong Temple in the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site (Source: VNA)
The incense offering ceremony is held on the 10th day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 25 this year (Source: VNA)
Ruling the country through 18 generations (2879-258BC), the Hung Kings taught locals how to grow wet rice. They chose Nghia Linh Mountain, the highest in the region, to perform rituals devoted to rice and sun deities to pray for lush crops. (In photo: PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates at the Thuong Temple in the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site - Source: VNA)
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and officials pay tribute to the Hung Kings at the Thuong Temple in the Hung Kings Temple relic site. The worship of Hung Kings was recognised as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012 (Photo: VNA)
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates at the Thuong Temple in the Hung Kings Temple relic site (Source: VNA)
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates at the incense offering ceremony (Source: VNA)
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc pays tribute to Hung Kings
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Party and State leaders and people across the country offered incense to the national founders, Hung Kings, at the Hung Kings Temple Relic Site in Phu Tho province.
