Memorial site for Paracel Islands soldiers to be built

by VTV407 January 2016 Last updated at 16:42 PM

VTV.vn - he groundbreaking ceremony for a new memorial site on Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai will be held some time this week by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.

The memorial site, covering an area of 2 hectares, is dedicated to soldiers and ancestors who have spent their lives building and protecting the Paracel Islands.

At the centre of the site is a monument called “Mother lighting the fire of remembrance and hope”. The 18-metre steel statue features an image of a mother lighting a fire to guide fishermen at sea and show them the way home.

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